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White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War: Report

The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a White House official, after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the prospect on Monday.

2025.8.31

A Surion helicopter is seen with South Korean and American soldiers during a joint training session at a base in Paju, Gyeonggi on March 11. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Senior U.S. defense officials' comments at Shangri-La Dialogue leave Korea guessing

The United States government is reportedly not ruling out the possibility of reducing its military presence in South Korea as part of a broader strategy to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

2025.5.30

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The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, front, and South Korean Navy ships Munmu the Great and Gangwon steam in formation in waters east of the Korean Peninsula in a photograph released by the U.S. Navy on Sept. 29. [U.S. NAVY]

South Korea, U.S. mull deployment of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to peninsula

South Korea and the United States are mulling the deployment of a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula for the allies' joint exercise next month, according to military officials.

2023.2.24

Cho Tae-yong, South Korea's ambassador to the United States, speaks to Korean correspondents at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington on Oct. 27. [YONHAP]

Ambassador to U.S. vows allies will strengthen joint deterrence against North

South Korea's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday the allies will work closely together to strengthen joint deterrence against threats from North Korea and also improve human rights in the North.

2023.2.1

Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, right, and his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, hold a joint press conference after their talks at the defense ministry in Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

U.S. and South Korea agree to expand joint military drills, take strong steps against North Korean provocations

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to further expand the countries' joint military exercises amid intensifying North Korean provocations, they said in a joint statement released Tuesday.

2023.2.1

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, arrives in Korea at Osan Air Base on Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Pentagon chief arrives in South Korea for talks on deterrence against North Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Seoul on Monday for talks with his South Korean counterpart over deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats, and other security issues, officials here said.

2023.1.30

Two U.S. B-1B supersonic stealth bombers (upper right) are flanked by four U.S. F-16 fighters and four South Korea F-35A stealth fighters during the Vigilant Storm exercise on Saturday. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

Vigilant Storm ends with more North Korean missile launches

North Korea maintained its barrage of missile launches with four more on Saturday morning as the United States flew two B-1B supersonic strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on the last day of a high-profile joint exercise with South Korea.

2022.11.6

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, speaks with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup against the backdrop of a B-1B strategic bomber at the Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

U.S. warns North that use of nuclear weapons will 'end' regime

Defense chiefs from South Korea and the United States announced Thursday that U.S. strategic assets will be continuously deployed to the Korean Peninsula as they warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un his regime would “end” if he used nuclear weapons

2022.11.4

Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. [AP/YONHAP]

USS Ronald Reagan in S. Korean waters for routine exercise: Pentagon

South Korea and the United States are undertaking a joint naval exercise that is aimed at improving their interoperability and joint defense capabilities, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.

2022.9.28

U.S. Army Pacific Commander Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, right, the prospective nominee to head the U.S. Forces Korea, poses with South Korean Minister of National Defense Suh Wook, center, and U.S. Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy during a visit to South Korea in January. Gen. Suh was Seoul's Army Chief of Staff at the time. [U.S. ARMY]

Washington names LaCamera to head USFK: sources

The United States has informed South Korea of its intention to appoint U.S. Army Pacific commander Gen. Paul J. LaCamera as the next head of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the combined allied forces on the Korean Peninsula, according to sources.

2020.12.3