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Key Resolve Exercise Begins In South Korea
» by GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 GI Korea 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 »




