U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Remington J.O. McClure clears a room during military operations on urbanized terrain training at a training center in Pohang, ROK, June 2014 | Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drew Tech/Released
South Korea and the U.S. will practice “repelling a North Korean attack” during joint exercises later this month, Seoul’s defense ministry stated Monday.
The focus of the 13-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises will be wartime scenario and deterrence practices as well as counterattack drills, according to a ministry briefing submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee.
South Korea and the U.S. will practice “repelling a North Korean attack” during joint exercises later this month, Seoul’s defense ministry stated Monday.
The focus of the 13-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises will be wartime scenario and deterrence practices as well as counterattack drills, according to a ministry briefing submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim
