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White House opposes House defense budget that restricts funds for USFK reduction

The Office of Management and Budget released a statement against the version of the National Defense Authorization Act put forward.

2026.8.5

A New Zealand Army infantry platoon is boarding a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules to Korea for training and activities alongside Korean and U.S. forces in this photo from early March. [NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE]

New Zealand deploys troops for Korea, U.S. joint training in show of partnership

In early March, New Zealand soldiers stepped into a vastly different training environment than that of back home. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) deployed a 34-strong infantry rotation to Korea to train alongside Korean and American forces.

2026.4.1

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People line Harvell Drive for the funeral procession for Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens in Bellevue, Nebraska, on March 28, 2026. Tietjens was an Army Reserve soldier who was killed in action during the war in the Middle East. [AP/YONHAP]

U.S. service members wounded in Iran war surpasses 300 after attack on Saudi air base

The number of U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.

2026.3.29

An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper participates in artillery training during a field exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Aug. 26, 2020. [AP/YONHAP]

At least 1,000 U.S. troops from 82nd Airborne Division to be deployed to Middle East: AP sources

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.

2026.3.25

North Korean soldiers, captured by Ukraine during the war with Russia, speak to a South Korean woman, left, at a detention center in Ukraine for prisoners of war, in this photo provided Oct. 31, 2025, by a civic group. [YONHAP]

Ukraine to consider non-refoulement for North Korean POWs: Civic group

The Ukrainian government has affirmed that it will consider the humanitarian principle of not transferring prisoners of war against their will in the handling of two North Korean soldiers captured during its war with Russia.

2026.3.24

Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party attends a regular meeting of the party’s reformist faction at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 20. [NEWS1]

The government said a Hormuz deployment requires parliament's approval. The PPP wants to give it.

After U.S. President Donald Trump called for Korea and others to deploy "War Ships" to the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul said such a move would require parliamentary approval — which a growing faction of the People Power Party wants to give.

2026.3.20

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from left, inspects multiple rocket launchers produced at a munitions factory on Dec. 28, 2025, in this photo carried by the Rodong Sinmun on Dec. 30. [NEWS1]

North Korea earned up to $14.4B from Russia-Ukraine war involvement: report

North Korea is estimated to have earned up to $14.4 billion from its troop deployment to the Russia-Ukraine war and arms exports to Russia, a report from the Institute for National Security Strategy showed Monday.

2026.3.16

National Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back departs for Canada from Incheon International Airport on Feb. 24. [YONHAP]

Defense chief prioritizes overseas Korean troops' safety following U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran

National Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday called for the safety of Korean troops dispatched overseas to be the top priority amid escalating tensions in the Middle East due to U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran.

2026.3.2

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea that the North convened from Dec. 9 to 11 in this photo carried by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 12. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North Korea's Kim Jong-un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised his country's achievements in 2025, which included sending troops to overseas military operations, state media KCNA said on Friday.

2025.12.12

Korean and U.S. flags stand side by side during a rotation change of a U.S. Army brigade at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, on June 18. [YONHAP]

U.S. Senate passes bill to maintain USFK troop level at 28,500

The U.S. Senate earlier this month passed its version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a clause that explicitly calls for maintaining the current number of U.S. troops stationed in Korea.

2025.10.22