Koreas
Career Day at South Korea fighter base fuels elementary interest in aviation
Curious, career-minded fourth- and fifth graders spent a recent afternoon collecting information from aviation professionals at the annual Career Day on this U.S. installation south of Seoul.
S. Koreans living in DMZ village enjoy great benefits — and high risk
The residents of this hamlet don’t pay taxes or perform the military service mandatory for men elsewhere. They have a competitive school and some of the best farmland in South Korea.
Soldiers battle helicopter downdraft while assembling bridges
Standing under a Chinook helicopter while it hovers a few yards overhead feels like going outside in a hurricane.
Amid doubts over sinking of Cheonan, U.S. and S. Korean navies conduct anti-sub drills
Amid significant skepticism among South Koreans that a North Korean torpedo is to blame for the sinking of a warship, the U.S. and South Korea will conduct joint anti-submarine warfare exercises next week to send a message to the North.
New USFK commander gets reminder of life in the DMZ
Gen. Vincent Brooks expressed hope Thursday for “continued dialogue and coordination” with North Korea as he made his first trip to the heavily militarized border since taking command of U.S. Forces Korea.
Blood and fire near the DMZ
A flurry of rockets, belt-fed machine guns, mortars and anti-tank missiles served as a fireworks crescendo for India Company’s six-month rotational deployment to Asia.
US, South Korea on alert as North puts troops in ‘semi-war state’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared his front-line troops in a "quasi-state of war" Friday and ordered them to prepare for battle against South Korea in response to an exchange of artillery fire on the border the day before.