Saturday, June 23, 2012

South Korea And The U.S. Stage Huge War Games

A South Korean helicopter attacks an "enemy" target during a live-fire exercise Friday south of the Demilitarized Zone. CNN

Allies Wage Largest Live-Fire Drill Since Korean War -- Stars and Stripes

POCHEON, South Korea — Almost 62 years ago to the day, North Korean troops and firepower rolled south and, in less than two months, pushed South Korean and U.S. forces down to the southern port city of Busan, then called Pusan.

On Friday, about 15 miles from the Demilitarized Zone, the militaries of South Korea and the U.S. staged what they called their largest joint, one-day, live-fire exercise since the war.

South Korean Ministry of Defense officials said the exercise was designed to demonstrate how the two militaries would respond if the North were to launch an attack similar to that of June 25, 1950, that started the Korean War.

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More News On South Korean - Allied War Games

S.Korea, US launch major naval exercise -- Inquirer/AFP
S Korea, US stage huge war games -- News.com.au
U.S., South Korea put on massive military drill -- CNN
US, ROK hold massive drill -- China Daily
DPRK denounces South Korea, U.S. joint drills as act to provoke war -- Xinhuanet
U.S. ships set for South Korea war games -- UPI
Seoul sends message with joint U.S. drill -- UPI

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