Freedom Shield is one of two “command post” exercises that the allies conduct each year; the other is Ulchi Freedom Shield, ...

By Kyu-seok Shim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military drills known as Freedom Shield from March 9 to 19, military officials from ...

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Randy A. George, to discuss ways to increase exchanges of high-level army officers and expand ...

North Korea's military, the fourth-largest in the world, remains shrouded in mystery. Both men and women are required to serve in the military in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North ...

Feb. 9 (Asia Today) --North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Ministry of Defense on Saturday to mark the 78th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, calling for an expanded role ...

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country's armed forces will further play an "outstanding" role in the next five years as he visited the defense ministry to mark ...

CAMP HUMPRHEYS, South Korea — A South Korean brigadier general has become the first South Korean woman to serve as a deputy commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, the only U.S. Army division that ...

U.S. Army Col. Ryan Donald, director of public affairs of the U.S. Forces Korea, said the Freedom Shield exercise “reflects conflicts and lessons learned from around the world, training soldiers ...