US, ROK to practice counterstrikes and ‘repelling’ North Korean attacks: Seoul
Upcoming Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises to be first joint field training on Korean Peninsula since 2018
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Remington J.O. McClure clears a room during military operations on urbanized terrain training at a training center in Pohang, ROK, June 2014 | Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drew Tech/Released
South Korea and the U.S. will practice “repelling a North Korean attack” during joint exercises later this month, Seoul’s defense ministry stated Monday.
The focus of the 13-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises will be wartime scenario and deterrence practices as well as counterattack drills, according to a ministry briefing submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee.
South Korea and the U.S. will practice “repelling a North Korean attack” during joint exercises later this month, Seoul’s defense ministry stated Monday.
The focus of the 13-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises will be wartime scenario and deterrence practices as well as counterattack drills, according to a ministry briefing submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee.
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