January 15th, 2013 at 1:03 pm » Comments (0)

This photo released on Jan. 15, 2013 by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration shows the Anglo-Italian AW159 Wildcat manufactured by multinational AgustaWestland NV, which the South Korean Navy picked as its new multi-mission maritime helicopter. (Yonhap)

January 9th, 2013 at 1:07 pm » Comments (0)

A South Korean Navy vessel searches for the debris of North Korea’s long-range rocket, which was launched early last month, in seas off Changwon, 398 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 6, 2013. (Yonhap)

December 4th, 2012 at 7:58 am » Comments (0)

I didn’t think the Korean leftists would be able to turn this into an anti-US issue like they have done in the past with the 2002 Armored Vehicle Accident or the 2008 US Beef Riots and sure enough the Cheju Naval Base construction has pretty much dropped of the radar as a Korean presidential election issue: Military and government officials say the project is at a point where there is no turning back. The adamant protesters say they have no plans to end their demonstrations. Although Gangjeong villagers raised their
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September 17th, 2012 at 12:57 pm » Comments (3)

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July 6th, 2012 at 5:10 am » Comments (2)

The Korean leftists have lost another fight as the ROK Supreme Court has declared the construction of the new Cheju naval base as legal: South Korea’s efforts to bolster its naval capabilities following a pair of deadly attacks by North Korea got a couple of recent boosts that also could eventually serve the U.S. Navy. The South’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the controversial construction of a naval base on Jeju Island, south of the Korean peninsula, is lawful and may continue. Meanwhile, government officials announced last week that a
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June 30th, 2012 at 3:37 am » Comments (0)

It will be interesting to see how this turns out considering this month is the 10th anniversary of the West Sea Naval Battle: Families of soldiers killed during a deadly naval skirmish with North Korea in 2002 have launched a compensation suit against a former defense minister and other military leaders for failing to swiftly deliver military intelligence to front-line units. Six naval sailors were killed and 18 others were injured in the battle near the western sea border between the Koreas. The Second Battle of Yeonpyeong began when two
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June 29th, 2012 at 3:36 am » Comments (5)

10 years ago, the 2002 West Sea Naval Battle the 2002 West Sea Naval Battle, also known as the 2nd Battle of Yeonpyeong took place which at the time was an event that clearly showed the contradictions within South Korean society in regards to their perceptions of North Korea and the United States.  Before getting into the political and social aspects of this battle, first let me recap what happened. On June 29, 2002, one day before the closing ceremony of the World Cup being held in Korea that year,
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June 19th, 2012 at 1:05 pm » Comments (3)

Via the Joong Ang Ilbo.

April 29th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)