Monthly Archives: February 2010

Seoul Experiences Small Earthquake

» by GI Korea February 10th, 2010 at 5:55 am » Comments (9)

So did anyone feel this earthquake in Seoul yesterday?: A mild earthquake rattled Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday. It was the first time in six years that an earthquake ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for January 2010

» by GI Korea February 10th, 2010 at 3:41 am » Comments (2)

Via the USFK website: Court-Martial Results for January 2010 At a special court-martial on 27 January 2010, Specialist Jeffrey B. Rochell, 501st SB, 501st STB, 19th ESC, was convicted of three specifications ...more »

Korean Police Raid DLP Headquarters

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 9:28 pm » Comments (2)

I have no love for these Korean labor unions and apparently President Lee has had enough with their antics as well: Korean law bars public worker and teacher union members from ...more »

Paik Sun-yup Remembers Two Blood-Soaked Tanks and A G.I. Gone Mad

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 5:00 pm » Comments (3)

Here is another excerpt from the interview the Joong Ang Ilbo conducted with South Korean military hero Paik Sun-yup: The battle went on this way for quite some time but in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Weapons Loading Competition

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 1:10 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="461" caption="Senior Airman Hector Millan prepares tan air-to-ground missile to be loaded onto an F-16 aircraft while inspectors watch in the 4th quarter weapons load crew competition ...more »

General Sharpe: “The Whole World Will Be A Stage For USFK”

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 8:48 am » Comments (10)

Here is something interesting that USFK Commander General Walter Sharp mentioned while addressing Korean military cadets: On strategic flexibility, GEN Sharp mentioned, “In the beginning, the USFK will be coordinating with ...more »

North Korean Military Command Center Located On Mt. Baekdu

» by GI Korea February 9th, 2010 at 3:06 am » Comments (4)

Here is what a Hong Kong think tank is reporting about a secret North Korean military facility on Mt. Baekdu: The North Korean leadership is believed to have established a temporary ...more »

Robert Park Returns to the US After North Korean Misadventure

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2010 at 9:18 pm » Comments (10)

It will be interesting to see what Robert Park has to say in the coming days, but for someone just released from North Korea he sure looks quite grim: n American ...more »

Thailand Concerned About North Korean Retaliation?

» by GI Korea February 8th, 2010 at 5:49 pm » Comments (5)

Here is an update on the North Korean arms shipment that was detained in Thailand: Nearly two months after the seizure here of a charter plane carrying 35 tons of ...more »