South Korea

Back in 2017, the United States’ ongoing efforts to dissuade North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un from continued pursuit of nuclear arms and advanced ballistic missile platforms expanded to include a massive show of force in the Pacific Ocean. Three Nimitz class aircraft carriers and their accompanying strike groups met off the coast of […]

Tensions in the South China Sea have been rising steadily in recent years, thanks to China’s declared sovereignty over the entirety of the massive waterway, despite competing claims from no fewer than five other nations with established international norms on their side. The United States, in particular, has taken issue with China’s claimed ownership of […]

For the first time since relations have begun to warm between the two Koreas, a North Korean soldier defected across the militarized border dividing the nations on Saturday. While the defection may offer strong indications that the quality of life among North Korea’s people has not improved under continued economic sanctions, North Korea’s formal reaction […]

Republic of Korea naval ships approach during the pass in review of the International Fleet Review (IFR) at Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, Oct. 11, 2018. The IFR included a pass in review, training demonstrations, the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, a Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition/Seminar, and a worldwide ship opening event.   U.S. Army photo […]

Recently, the political courtship between North and South Korea led to the two states signing an agreement that, among other things, establishes a no-fly zone in the vicinity of the North and South Korean border. This military accord has been hailed by some as a landmark step toward North Korea’s eventual denuclearization. After all, a […]

In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose after a historic summit in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.   Korea Broadcasting System via AP   Learn more about this historic meeting between North and South […]

Last month, the Shinil Group out of South Korea claimed to have discovered the sunken wreckage of the 100-year-old Russian cruiser Dmitri Donskoi. The ship, lost 113 years ago during Russia’s war with Japan, has long been the subject of legend and speculation — with many Russians believing that it went down carrying some 200 tons […]

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun, left, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Lt. Gen. An Ik San upon his arrival at the northern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, North Korea, Thursday, June 14, 2018. The rival Koreas were holding rare high-level military […]

The remains of 55 members of the U.S. Armed Forces killed during the Korean War over sixty years ago have been turned over to the U.S. Air Force by the North Korea regime. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster arrived in Wonson, North Korea early Friday morning. Each case containing the reported American remains was […]

Although the United States and its allies devote a great deal of money and effort to countering and deterring Russia’s military presence around the globe, there’s a reasonable argument to be made that it’s Russia’s stagnant economy, not the threat of kinetic force, the keeps Russian aggression at bay. With a paltry $61 billion per […]

The United States formally ended seven decades of military presence in Seoul, South Korea’s capital Friday with a ceremony to mark the opening of a new headquarters. Camp Humphreys, about 45 miles south of Seoul, has opened and many of the U.S. troops have already moved there. The rest of the command will relocate there […]

June 27, 1950 — Only two days before, thousands of North Korean soldiers had crossed into the South Korea, under the cover of artillery barrages over the 38th parallel. They were already on their way to Seoul by the 27th, and the world was watching closely. On this day in history, U.S. President Harry Truman […]