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Key Resolve Exercise Begins In South Korea

» by February 27th, 2012 at 5:36 am » Comments (4)

In case you haven't heard yet: The Republic of Korea - United States Combined Forces Command exercise Key Resolve begins today and runs through March 9. The command post exercise will involve ...more »

Korean Opposition Party Threatens To Withdraw From US-ROK FTA If They Win Presidential Election

» by February 13th, 2012 at 3:13 am » Comments (3)

This really isn't a surprise but the Korean left who is desperate to win the next Presidential election is threatening to withdraw for the US-ROK FTA that was recently ratified ...more »

Hankyoreh Criticizes USFK Participation In the Yama Sakura Exercise

» by February 11th, 2012 at 3:28 am » Comments (23)

It looks like the Korean left is upset because USFK sent a small unit of servicemembers to participate in the Yama Sakura exercise in Japan that concluded last week: United States ...more »

The Pentagon Channel’s “Korea Connection”

» by February 10th, 2012 at 4:05 pm » Comments (10)

The Pentagon Channel has recently broadcast a series of reports about the US-ROK alliance: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Via USFK Facebook Page. more »

Key Resolve Exercise To Begin Late Next Month

» by January 28th, 2012 at 11:07 pm » Comments (8)

From KBS: The South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) says its biggest annual military drill will kick off late next month, and it has already notified North Korea of the impending ...more »

Defense Secretary Saying US & South Korea Preparing For North Korean Provocation Next Year

» by October 28th, 2011 at 5:45 pm » Comments (32)

From the S&S: The United States and South Korea will step up efforts to head off provocations and attacks from the North, the countries’ defense chiefs said Friday following annual security ...more »

USFK Commander Speaks About the Future of the US-ROK Alliance

» by October 22nd, 2011 at 4:58 am » Comments (5)

Here is the transcript from a speech the USFK Commanding General James Thurman gave to the East Asia Institute conference on the ROK-U.S. Alliance at the Westin Chosun Hotel on October 21, ...more »

President Lee To Visit White House Next Month To Push FTA

» by September 15th, 2011 at 8:09 am » Comments (18)

Look who is going to be stopping by the White House next month: The Presidential Office announced that President Lee Myung-bak will make a state visit to the United States in ...more »

Nine Year Anniversary of the 2002 Armored Vehicle Accident

» by June 13th, 2011 at 3:07 am » Comments (37)

It has been nine years since the tragic 2002 armored vehicle accident that killed two Korean teenagers Shim Mi-son and Shin Hyo-sun.  For those that haven't heard of this accident it ...more »

South Korea Pushes to Station US Troops On Baengnyeong Island

» by June 11th, 2011 at 1:53 pm » Comments (36)

Here is something I saw over at the Seoul Podcast in regards to South Korea trying to get US troops stationed on Baengnyeong Island which is one of the South ...more »

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