China News Service, August 16. According to Yonhap News Agency, starting from the 16th, the two militaries of South Korea and the United States implemented a four-day crisis management exercise to prepare for the joint exercise "Ulchi Freedom Shield" (UFS) in the second half of the year.

  According to reports, the crisis management exercise is a preparatory exercise for the "Ulchi Freedom Shield".

After the crisis management exercise, the two militaries of South Korea and the United States will officially launch the "Ulchi Freedom Shield" joint exercise from the 22nd.

  According to previous reports, the "Ulji Freedom Shield" joint exercise was merged with the "Ulji Exercise" that the South Korean government has implemented since 2019.

In order to improve the overall operational execution capability, the South Korean Ministry of Defense will assume various simulation scenarios such as international disputes and infrastructure security threats in this exercise, including dismantling improvised explosive devices in nuclear power plants, responding to fires in semiconductor factories and paralyzing banking systems.

  In order to improve and verify the comprehensive defense operation plan, the two militaries will also conduct exercises assuming terrorist attacks on airports, drone attacks on civilian and military facilities, and reconstruction of public gathering facilities.

The field maneuvers will also include joint combat training, joint helicopter shooting training, and joint maritime patrol operations.

  In addition, the joint exercise will be led by a four-star general of the South Korean military in charge of the future coalition command to assess the "full operational capability" (FOC) required for the transfer of operational command.

  In response to the South Korea-US joint military exercise, a large-scale rally broke out in the center of Seoul, South Korea, on the 13th, urging "interruption of the South Korea-US joint military exercise."

The rallies advocated that "the South Korea-US joint military exercise is the main culprit in intensifying tensions on the Korean peninsula." "If you want peace on the Korean peninsula, you need to interrupt the South Korea-US joint military cooperation."