The U.S. and South Korea will launch large-scale summertime joint exercises next week featuring over twice as many field training drills and the participation of ten other countries, in a move all but certain to draw North Korea’s ire.
For the first time, the U.S. Space Force will also join the ROK military and U.S. Forces Korea’s (USFK) annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which is scheduled to run from Aug. 21 to the end of the month.
The U.S. and South Korea will launch large-scale summertime joint exercises next week featuring over twice as many field training drills and the participation of ten other countries, in a move all but certain to draw North Korea’s ire.
For the first time, the U.S. Space Force will also join the ROK military and U.S. Forces Korea’s (USFK) annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which is scheduled to run from Aug. 21 to the end of the month.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.