ROK, US kick off joint annual war game
Updated: 2016-08-22 15:33
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
SEOUL - The Republic of Korea (ROK) and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday.
The annually-held Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be conducted from Aug 22 to Sept 2 to enhance US-ROK defense readiness and maintain defense in the region and stability on the Korean Peninsula, Combined Forces Command said in a press release.
The computer-assisted simulation exercise will mobilize about 25,000 US troops, including 2,500 reinforcements from the US mainland and the US Pacific Command. It was lower than last year's 30,000 US forces.
From the ROK side, some 50,000 forces will join the military exercise. It was almost the same as last year's.
The United Nations Command's military armistice commission notified the DPRK at about 9:40 am local time of the drill schedule and its defense nature verbally in Panmunjom, the truce village in the border dividing the two Koreas.
- Goodbye, Rio; hello, Tokyo
- The world in photos: Aug 15- Aug 21
- Kickboxing and throwing punches: Welcome to flight security training
- Qinqiang Opera actors brave heat to bring smile to faces
- Top 10 cities with highest GDP in H1
- Chinese teenagers take gold, silver on 10m platform
- US granted re-run to send China out of relay race
- China inches toward gold after beating Netherlands
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Anti-graft campaign targets poverty relief |
Cherry blossom signal arrival of spring |
In pictures: Destroying fake and shoddy products |
China's southernmost city to plant 500,000 trees |
Cavers make rare finds in Guangxi expedition |
Cutting hair for Longtaitou Festival |
Today's Top News
Trump outlines anti-terror plan, proposing extreme vetting for immigrants
Phelps puts spotlight on cupping
US launches airstrikes against IS targets in Libya's Sirte
Ministry slams US-Korean THAAD deployment
Two police officers shot at protest in Dallas
Abe's blame game reveals his policies failing to get results
Ending wildlife trafficking must be policy priority in Asia
Effects of supply-side reform take time to be seen
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |