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July 28, 2020

Pay Cut for South Korean Navy Sailors

2020-7-28, Tara O Starting this month (July 2020), the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy decided to reduce the maximum overtime hours for the sailors below company grade officer level, citing...

Budget/Military/South Korea

June 27, 2020

South Korean Marines Ordered to Halt Rifle Training at Yeonpyeong and Baeknyeong Islands

2020-6-18, Dong-A Ilbo [TRANSLATION] ROK Marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island, 2020-6-17 Controversy has arisen over the decision to halt the individual weapons proficiency training in the military units on the...

Defense/Military/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/West Sea

June 13, 2020

Desecrating Korean War Veterans’ Graves at the National Memorial Cemeteries in South Korea

2020-6-13, Tara O A political movement, with the backing of the ruling party, wants to desecrate the graves of fallen warriors in South Korea. The plan is to desecrate the...

Korean War/Military/South Korea

May 8, 2020

Is It So Hard to say “You’ve worked hard to protect our country,” Association of Teenage Soldiers of the Korean War Finally Closes

2020-5-7, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] “All we ask is for you to say ‘You worked so hard to protect our country.’ I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to say it...

Korean War/Military/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

April 23, 2020

Breakdown in Morale and Discipline in South Korea’s Military, Bases Infiltrated

2020-4-23, Tara O Attacking Superior Officers Four Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) entered a Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ) and sexually assaulted their superior officer in South Korea. According to the Republic...

Abuse of Authority/Defense/Military/Moon Jae-in/Security/South Korea

April 21, 2020

To Give Coronavirus Disaster Aid…Defense Budget Cut by ₩904.7 Billion (~$750 Million), Including the Budget for F-35 Stealth Fighter

2020-4-17, NewDaily [Translation] The government of Moon Jae-in decided to cut ₩904.7 billion (~$750 million) in the defense budget this year in the name of providing emergency disaster aid to...

Defense/Elections/Military/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

February 1, 2020

Wuhan Virus Outbreak Shows Moon Jae-in Administration Prioritizing China over South Korean interests, Reveals Military Exercise in China

2020-2-1, Tara O The Wuhan Virus is causing a global concern. In South Korea, the citizens petitioned the Blue House to stop Chinese tourists from entering South Korea, but the...

China/Military/South Korea

January 30, 2020

KORGAD: Exercise Maximum Diplomacy on Deployment of ROK Forces to the Strait of Hormuz and Stop the Attacks on the U.S. Ambassador

2020-1-23, Statement of the KORGAD (Korean Retired Generals & Admirals Defending the Nation) The government’s decision to deploy Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces to the Strait of Hormuz was...

Alliance/Defense/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

November 20, 2019

North Korea’s Gat-Geun Tactic Aims to Destroy South Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Relations

2019-11-19, Tara O The U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance has defended South Korea against external threats, especially threats emanating from North Korea, for almost 70 years. The U.S. and Japan...

Alliance/Defense/Japan/Military/North Korea/Security/South Korea

November 17, 2019

We Urge the Government to Withdraw its Decision to Terminate GSOMIA and Extend the Pact Immediately, Statement of the KORGAD

2019-11-13, KORGAD Statement The Moon administration has maintained its stance on the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), contending that the pact should be terminated since Japan tightened controls...

Alliance/Defense/Impeachment/Japan/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Treason

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