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Wed, May 27, 2020 | 12:20

COVID-19 puts military in quasi-war situation

COVID-19 puts military in quasi-war situation

South Korea is now facing both conventional and nonconventional security threats at the same time. Among the traditional threats is North Korea's weapons development. The North resumed missile launches this year, firing multiple short-range projectiles over the East Sea on March 2 and 9, in what it claims to be continued winter-time exercises. At the same time, the COVID-19 s...

Jung Da-min | 2020-03-12 08:13

Another USFK employee in Daegu tests positive for virus, total at 9

Another USFK employee in Daegu tests positive for virus, total at 9

A South Korean employee of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) stationed in the southeastern city of Daegu has tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of USFK-related infection cases to nine, the military said Tuesday. The patient, who works at Camp Walker, is now in isolation at her off-base residence, USFK said, adding that authorities are "actively conducti...

2020-03-10 10:43

One more service member tests positive for coronavirus, total at 37

One more service member tests positive for coronavirus, total at 37

One more service member tests positive for coronavirus, total at 37

One Air Force officer stationed in the southeastern city of Daegu tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the military to 37 on Tuesday, the defense ministry said. Of the total, 20 were in the Army, 13 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry, accordi...

2020-03-10 10:43

Another USFK employee in Daegu tests positive for virus, total at 9

Disgraced K-pop star enlists

Disgraced K-pop star enlists

Seungri, the scandal-ridden former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, enters an army recruit training center in Cherwon, Gangwon Province, Monday. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Lee Seung-hyun, was indicted without detention in late January on charges of gambling overseas, arranging prostitution for business associates and breaching the foreign exchange transaction law. F...

Lee Hyo-sik2020-03-09 16:53

North Korea fires 3 projectiles again

North Korea fires 3 projectiles again

North Korea launched three projectiles into the East Sea, using multiple rocket launchers, Monday, the South Korean military said. The launch came one week after Pyongyang test-fired two projectiles from what it called a super-large multiple rocket launcher, and five days after its leader Kim Jong-un sent South Korean President Moon Jae-in a letter expressing condolences over...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-03-09 16:52

4 soldiers killed in DMZ during Korean War identified

4 soldiers killed in DMZ during Korean War identified

Four soldiers killed in a fierce battle during the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified from their remains found inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), according to the defense ministry, Monday. A sergeant first class, a staff sergeant and two sergeants are believed to have died in the fourth battle that took place on Arrowhead Ridge, now inside the DMZ, about two weeks befo...

Jung Da-min | 2020-03-09 16:07

US Army restricts travel to, from S. Korea over new coronavirus

US Army restricts travel to, from S. Korea over new coronavirus

The U.S. Department of the Army has ordered its soldiers and their families to stop movement to and from South Korea amid concerns over the new coronavirus, according to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).

2020-03-09 09:56

New cases of infections drop for third day

One more coronavirus case reported in military, total now at 36

One more coronavirus case reported in military, total now at 36

One more service personnel was confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus, with the total infection cases in the military rising to 36, the defense ministry said on Sunday. The new COVID-19 patient is an Army soldier in Pocheon, north of Seoul, according to the ministry. Of the total infections, 20 were in the Army, 12 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps a...

2020-03-08 11:39

Korea's virus cases top 7,100 amid signs of infection slowdown

S. Korea-US defense cost talks not affected by virus: official

The coronavirus has not affected defense cost-sharing negotiations between South Korea and the United States, a State Department official said Friday.

2020-03-07 11:50

Two USFK dependents test positive for COVID-19

Two USFK dependents test positive for COVID-19

Two United States Forces Korea (USFK) dependents in Daegu have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number of USFK-related infections to six. The fifth patient, a dependent of a USFK service member, has not been in contact with any other USFK-affiliated person since going into self-quarantine on Feb. 26.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-03-05 13:06

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