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US Munitions Deal Dubbed “Sale of the Century”

» by October 13th, 2008 at 1:43 am » Comments (1)

It looks like Kalani has his answer on how the transfer of US war munitions was agreed upon and financed between the US and South Korean governments: Sale of the Century ...more »

US Senate Approves Upgrade of Korean Arms Purchases

» by October 3rd, 2008 at 1:51 pm » Comments (2)

This has been something Korea has long sought and it is just a Presidential signature away from becoming a reality: The U.S. Senate passed Thursday a bill aimed at granting ...more »

Songtan Shinjang US-ROK Friendship Festival (28-29 Sep 2008)

» by October 3rd, 2008 at 7:24 am » Comments (3)

The US-ROK Friendship Festival is growing -- but not so much as a celebration of the friendship theme -- but rather as a local showing of food booths and shopping. ...more »

Support Rises for US Troop Presence in Korea

» by September 25th, 2008 at 10:53 am » Comments (11)

The normal caveats apply when it comes to Korean polling but this recent poll does show how non-sensical Korean public perceptions can be: North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship seems to be having ...more »

Korea Continues to Delay Cost Sharing Deal

» by July 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 am » Comments (19)

The Korean government is once again playing their delay games: South Korea and the United States have failed to narrow differences over how to share joint defense costs to maintain ...more »

USFK Confirms Talks of 8th Army Headquarters Move

» by June 9th, 2008 at 11:22 pm » Comments (4)

It looks like the move of the 8th Army Headquarters to Hawaii is coming closer to one day being a reality: South Korean and U.S. defense officials are discussing a possible ...more »

US Seeking to Relocate 8th Army Command to Hawaii

» by June 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pm » Comments (12)

Secretary Gates has been in Seoul this week for talks with his Korean counterparts in regards to the future of the US-ROK alliance. Today it was announced what the ...more »

Secretary Gates Agrees to Maintain USFK Troop Levels

» by June 4th, 2008 at 6:00 am » Comments (7)

This really isn't surprising considering President Bush said the same thing last month while meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, but US Defense Secretary Robert Gates who is in ...more »

China Calls US-ROK Alliance “Cold War Product”

» by May 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm » Comments (4)

China has had some critical words to describe the US-ROK Alliance: China Tuesday said it believed the military alliance between the US and South Korea was a 'Cold War product' as ...more »

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