ROK Drop

Monthly Archives: April 2010

Picture of the Day: USNS Salvor In the Yellow Sea

» by April 10th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="434" caption="YELLOW SEA (Apr. 3, 2010) USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) anchored in the Yellow Sea off the coast of the Republic of Korea in support of Republic ...more »

North Korea Announces It Will Seize Kumgang Property

» by April 10th, 2010 at 11:06 am » Comments (10)

This was all so predictable even when they first made the announcement to start these tours: A dozen years after it began as a symbol of warming inter-Korean relations, the ...more »

North Korea Threatens Human Rights Balloon Activists

» by April 10th, 2010 at 9:02 am » Comments (3)

My favorite North Korean activists Fighters For Free North Korea led by Park Sang-hak are at it once again pissing off the North Korean regime: North Korea's military warned Saturday that ...more »

Retirees Prevented from Signing Guests On to Marine Bases In Japan

» by April 9th, 2010 at 8:51 pm » Comments (26)

Do any retirees reading this in Korea have this problem?  I don't think you should: Military retirees no longer can sign their friends onto U.S. Marine bases on Okinawa and ...more »

Toby Keith Concerts Set for US Soldiers In Korea

» by April 9th, 2010 at 4:54 pm » Comments (23)

This should be a great concert for those able to attend in Korea.  Great job by the USO by getting Toby Keith scheduled to come play in Korea. more »

Picture of the Day: 1/506th Infantry Air Mobile Operations

» by April 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

This picture is via Thomas over in the ROK Drop Forums who has posted a number of pictures of air mobile operations in the Cheolwon Valley when he was part of the ...more »

General Refuses to Discharge Gay Lieutenant

» by April 9th, 2010 at 8:42 am » Comments (24)

What is the point of having a policy if even General Officers have no intention of enforcing it due to possible political repercussions?: Lt. Robin R. Chaurasiya wasn't exactly asked, but ...more »

Is Korean War Hero Richard Stoops A Phony?

» by April 9th, 2010 at 3:51 am » Comments (7)

Here is a story about a decorated Korean War veteran about to be inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame: Walking into Richard Stoops' museum-like office, visitors will immediately ...more »

Navy to Ban Smoking on all Submarines

» by April 9th, 2010 at 1:51 am » Comments (20)

The Navy announced they will ban smoking on all submarines effective 31 Dec 2010. The Navy announced today a ban on smoking aboard submarines while they are deployed below the surface ...more »

USFK Court Martial Results for March 2010

» by April 8th, 2010 at 10:24 pm » Comments (6)

Below are the latest court martial results from the USFK website.  It was actually a very bad month with four servicemembers convicted of a DUI.  That is pretty bad.  Also ...more »

Bad Behavior has blocked 11868 access attempts in the last 7 days.