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South Korea and US begin joint air drills
Joint 'Freedom Flag' exercises will run from April 10-24 from Gwangju air base, involving F-15K, F-35A, F-16 and other aircraft.

💬 SENTINEL: Routine but significant exercise amid regional tensions with North Korea.

#MilitaryExercise #USFK #SouthKorea #AirDrills

💰 South Korea stands firm on troop cost deal
Following Trump’s push for higher payments, Seoul says it will stick to the 5-year Special Measures Agreement, boosting its share by 8.3% to $1.47B this year—no extra top-up called for. 🇰🇷🇺🇸

👉 Full story right here: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/world-news/south-korea-says-to-follow-agreed-terms-on-sharing-defence-costs-after-trumps-demand/

#SouthKorea #USFK #DefenseCosts #Trump #Tariffs #GBSMedia

South Korea cites previously agreed terms on sharing defense costs after Trump's demand

World News - By Joyce Lee and Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defense cost sharing, its foreign

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U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East

Partial relocation of air defense assets follows U.S. operations in Yemen

U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East

Partial relocation of air defense assets follows U.S. operations in Yemen

Camp Market, a former #USFK base, has been fully returned to #SouthKorea, the #defense ministry said, as part of a broad relocation scheme to consolidate its bases across South Korea.

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231220000773

Former USFK base in Incheon fully returned to S. Korea - The Korea Herald

The US military in South Korea fully returned its former base, Camp Market, to the Asian country Wednesday, the defense ministry said, as part of a broad relocation scheme to consolidate its bases across South Korea. The US Forces Korea handed over about 257,000 square meters of land in Camp Market near Seoul to South Korea, four years after returning some 216,000 square meters of land in the base in the first phase....

The Korea Herald

The #US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress is due to conduct two flyovers during the 2023 #Seoul International Aerospace and #Defense Exhibition (#ADEX) kicking off on Tuesday, the U.S. Forces Korea (#USFK) said in a press release Monday.

https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/nuclear-capable-us-bomber-to-land-at-rok-base-in-show-of-force-to-north-korea/

Nuclear-capable US bomber to land at ROK base in show of force to North Korea | NK News

A nuclear-capable U.S. bomber will land in South Korea this week, a move one expert viewed as an attempt to reassure South Koreans of the allies’ joint deterrence capabilities in the event of a crisis involving North Korea.  The U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress is due to conduct two flyovers during the 2023 Seoul International […]

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#USFK and #ROK forces test fire multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) in Cheorwon-gun (철원군) which is right next to the border.

#DPRK fires 130 MLRS rockets into their own territorial waters in response.

Cue pearl clutching. "Why are they provoking us?" :eyeroll:

It's true, #DPRK is violating the "9/19 agreement" aka CMA. But current #korea government opposed agreement from the get-go, are now undermining it, so they can renege on it for approval ratings (so butch!).

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1070322.html

북한, 한 달 만에 동·서해 완충구역에 방사포 130발 발사

북 총참모부 “남쪽 방사포탄에 대응 사격 차원”

Die Kommandozentrale wurde vom bisherigen Standort in Seoul ins 60 Kilometer südlichere Pyeongtaek verlegt. Der Umzug geht auf eine Vereinbarung aus dem Jahr 1990 zurück, hatte sich jedoch immer wieder verzögert. www.dw.com/de/usa-eröffnen-ne… #Südkorea #USA #Militär #Nordkorea #DonaldTrump #USFK
USA eröffnen neues Militärhauptquartier in Südkorea | DW | 29.06.2018

Die Kommandozentrale wurde vom bisherigen Standort in Seoul ins 60 Kilometer südlichere Pyeongtaek verlegt. Der Umzug geht auf eine Vereinbarung aus dem Jahr 1990 zurück, hatte sich jedoch immer wieder verzögert.