Large-scale US-ROK drills to start March 4 amid elevated North Korea tensions



News Large-scale US-ROK drills to start March 4 amid elevated North Korea tensions Freedom Shield will feature live-fire exercises on shooting down DPRK cruise missiles but not training near border Jeongmin Kim February 28, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Marines storm a beach during U.S.-ROK Ssang Yong amphibious landing drills, conducted as part of the 2023 Freedom Shield exercises. \| Image: NK News (March 29, 2023) The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale spring military exercises next week, featuring twice as many rounds of field training as last year and live-fire drills on shooting down North Korean cruise missiles, the allies announced on Wednesday. But the regular Freedom Shield drills, scheduled to run for 11 days from March 4-14, will not include any training in sensitive inter-Korean border areas amid growing concerns about the dangers of accidental military clashes with the DPRK. The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale spring military exercises next week, featuring twice as many rounds of field training as last year and live-fire drills on shooting down North Korean cruise missiles, the allies announced on Wednesday. But the regular Freedom Shield drills, scheduled to run for 11 days from March 4-14, will not include any training in sensitive inter-Korean border areas amid growing concerns about the dangers of accidental military clashes with the DPRK. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Large-scale US-ROK drills to start March 4 amid elevated North Korea tensions

Freedom Shield will feature live-fire exercises on shooting down DPRK cruise missiles but not training near border

Jeongmin Kim February 28, 2024

Large-scale US-ROK drills to start March 4 amid elevated North Korea tensions

Marines storm a beach during U.S.-ROK Ssang Yong amphibious landing drills, conducted as part of the 2023 Freedom Shield exercises. | Image: NK News (March 29, 2023)

The U.S. and South Korea will kick off large-scale spring military exercises next week, featuring twice as many rounds of field training as last year and live-fire drills on shooting down North Korean cruise missiles, the allies announced on Wednesday.

But the regular Freedom Shield drills, scheduled to run for 11 days from March 4-14, will not include any training in sensitive inter-Korean border areas amid growing concerns about the dangers of accidental military clashes with the DPRK.

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