South Korea, US to hold joint military drill
8/10/2013 6:19:52 PM
South Korea and the US have announced their decision to stage an annual military drill this month, despite North Korea’s previous objections to similar plans.
The maneuvers, codenamed the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, will be conducted from August 19-30, the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) announced in a Saturday press statement.
More than 50,000 South Korean troops and nearly 30,000 American troops, including most of those stationed in the South together with 3,000 from overseas, will participate in the maneuvers, the CFC said.
The military exercise is mainly a computer-simulated drill and the troops will stay at their normal bases.
So far, North Korea has not shown any reaction to the CFC’s announcement.
The maneuvers, codenamed the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, will be conducted from August 19-30, the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) announced in a Saturday press statement.
More than 50,000 South Korean troops and nearly 30,000 American troops, including most of those stationed in the South together with 3,000 from overseas, will participate in the maneuvers, the CFC said.
The military exercise is mainly a computer-simulated drill and the troops will stay at their normal bases.
So far, North Korea has not shown any reaction to the CFC’s announcement.