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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung, front second from left, talks with U.S. Gen. Xavier Brunson, front second from right, chief of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, as he visits CP Tango, or Command Post Theater Air Naval Ground Operations, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on March 11. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

South, U.S. conclude key springtime military drills amid North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual Freedom Shield (FS) exercise Thursday aimed at strengthening their combined readiness posture, amid North Korea's verbal threats and the launch of some 10 ballistic missiles.

2026.3.19

This file photo uploaded on the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service on March 3 shows multinational forces from member states of the United Nations Command who have arrived in Korea to participate in annual springtime joint drills, dubbed Freedom Shield, which began earlier this week. [YONHAP]

Multinational augmentees from UNC member states arrive for Freedom Shield exercise

Multinational forces from member states of the United Nations Command have participated in an annual springtime military exercise between Seoul and Washington as augmentees, according to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Wednesday.

2026.3.11

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang in this file photo released by the state-run Rodong Sinmun [NEWS1]

North Korean leader's sister warns of 'terrible consequences' amid South Korea-U.S. military drills

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday condemned the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the United States, warning of "unimaginably terrible consequences."

2026.3.10

U.S. Forces Korea and Korean Army soldiers are seen during a joint military drill as part of the Freedom Shield exercise in Paju, Gyeonggi on March 19, 2025. [YONHAP]

South Korean, U.S. forces kick off annual joint Freedom Shield exercise

South Korean and U.S. forces started Freedom Shield, their annual spring combined exercise, on Monday for a 10-day run, expected to reflect elements related to information and cognitive warfare.

2026.3.9

A RC-12X Guardrail takes off at the U.S. Army base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on March 10, 2025, as South Korea and the United States kick off their joint annual military exercise, the Freedom Shield. [YONHAP]

South, U.S. to stage annual springtime exercise next month amid preparations for wartime command transfer

South Korea and the United States will stage their annual joint springtime military exercise next month to strengthen their combined defense posture as they are preparing for the transfer of wartime operational control from Washington to Seoul.

2026.2.25

A helicopter maneuvers at Camp Humphreys, a United States Forces Korea base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on Aug. 12, 2025. [NEWS1]

Seoul, Washington still negotiating Freedom Shield combined exercises with less than two weeks to go

South Korea and the United States are negotiating over how much of the two allies' joint Freedom Shield (FS) exercises should take place, as Seoul asks to scale back while Washington refuses to comply with a short-notice request.

2026.2.23

U.S. Forces Korea and Korean Army soldiers are seen during a joint military drill as part of the Freedom Shield exercise in Paju, Gyeonggi, on Marh 19, 2025. [YONHAP]

South Korean, U.S. militaries to postpone announcing date of Freedom Shield exercise: Sources

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have decided to postpone announcing a date for this year's major springtime exercise due to differences over the scale of on-field drills, sources said Sunday.

2026.2.22

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter takes off from Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, during joint Korea-U.S. Freedom Shield military exercise on March 10. [YONHAP]

Korean soldier indicted for leaking secrets to China was raised in Beijing, prosecutors say

A Korean Army corporal who has been indicted on charges of leaking military secrets related to Korea-U.S. joint exercises to a Chinese military intelligence agency has been revealed to be a naturalized citizen from China.

2025.5.27

Soldiers aim their guns during a drill in Busan, as part of the 11-day Freedom Shield exercise. [NEWS1]

North Korea warns of using 'deadliest military means' against South Korea-U.S. military drills

North Korea on Friday threatened to use the "deadliest military means" against joint annual military drills between South Korea and the United States.

2025.3.21

A soldier from the 2nd Infantry Division/South Korean-U.S. Combined Division deploy an unmanned robot to navigate and search a subterranean facility during the South Korea-U.S. underground facility response drill in Paju, Gyeonggi, on March 17, as part of this year's Freedom Shield field training drills. [ROK ARMY]

South Korean-U.S. militaries refine tunnel warfare skills

South Korea and the United States launched a combined drill Monday aimed at seizing North Korea's underground tunnels and key subterranean facilities as part of their ongoing annual Freedom Shield military exercise.

2025.3.17