South Korea and the United States have agreed to conduct 22 field training drills during their annual joint springtime military exercise next month, officials said Friday. In this 2024 photo, a South Korean marine aims a weapon in a landing drill in Pohang. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo
South Korea and the United States have agreed to conduct 22 field training drills as initially planned during their annual joint springtime military exercise next month, nearly halving the number of such on-field drills from last year, officials said Friday.
The number of field training exercises (FTX) planned during this year’s Freedom Shield (FS) exercise is less than half of the 51 field drills conducted last year under the conservative government of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The allies announced Wednesday they will stage this year’s FS exercise from March 9-19. But at that time, they failed to disclose the scope of the Warrior