US-Korea joint military exercise begins Participants contracted due to corona infection 12:19 on August 18
The United States Army and the South Korean Army began joint military exercises on the 18th assuming a Korean Peninsula emergency. The new coronavirus will delay the start by two days and reduce the scale, but North Korea, which has denounced the exercise so far, is expected to repel this time.
According to the Korean military personnel, the US military and the Korean military began joint military exercises on the morning of the 18th assuming a Korean Peninsula emergency.
The US-Korea joint military exercises are held every year in spring and summer, but this spring was not held due to the new coronavirus.
Initially, the summer exercises centered on computer-based illustration exercises were scheduled from the 16th, but the start was delayed 2 days after one participant was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. It was
Also, because it is difficult for soldiers from the US mainland to participate, the scale of exercises will be greatly reduced compared to the average year.
In the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula, the US military now has control of the Korean military, but the Moon Jae-in administration is aiming to transfer this to the Korean side as soon as possible. Then, it is expected that confirmation of the capabilities of the Korean military will proceed in part.
However, Korean news agency, Union News, said, "It is unavoidable that the training will be insufficient in terms of scale and content, as night training will also be omitted."
The exercise will continue until the 28th of this month, but North Korea, which has repeatedly denounced the joint military exercise, is expected to repel this time.