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Defense

#USFK chief
USFK chief visits S. Korean Navy units on tour to ensure readiness
SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Paul LaCamera visited South Korean Navy units last week as part of a tour to ensure "fight tonight" readiness, according to his offi... 17:01 May. 04
#defense chief nominee
(3rd LD) Defense chief nominee vows stronger alliance, deterrence against N.K. threats
(ATTN: UPDATES with nominee's remarks in paras 12-13; TRIMS) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister nominee on Wednesday vowed efforts to cement "cohesion" in the c... 16:33 May. 04
#N Korea
(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
(ATTN: UPDATES with related analysis in paras 5-6, 10-11; ADDS byline) By Song Sang-ho and Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesda... 15:49 May. 04
#N Korea
(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean military's analysis in paras 2-5) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's milita... 14:44 May. 04
#defense chief nominee
(2nd LD) Defense chief nominee vows stronger alliance, deterrence against N.K. threats
(ATTN: UPDATES with nominee's remarks in paras 6-13) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister nominee on Wednesday vowed efforts to cement "cohesion" in the country's ... 14:28 May. 04
#NK missile launch
(URGENT) N.Korea's missile flew 470 km at apogee of 780 km: S. Korean military
14:28 May. 04
#NK projectile launch
(LEAD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with S. Korean military's analysis) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military ... 13:00 May. 04
#NK projectile launch
(URGENT) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile from Pyongyang toward East Sea: S. Korean military
12:42 May. 04
#NK projectile launch
N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in the recalcitrant regime's 14th show of force this year. The ... 12:28 May. 04
(URGENT) N. Korea fires an unidentified projectile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
12:13 May. 04
#defense chief nominee
(LEAD) Defense chief nominee vows stronger alliance, deterrence against N.K. threats
(ATTN: UPDATES with nominee's remarks on THAAD issue in paras 7-10) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister nominee on Wednesday vowed efforts to cement "cohesion" in... 11:24 May. 04
#defense chief nominee
Defense chief nominee vows stronger alliance, deterrence against N.K. threats
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister nominee on Wednesday vowed efforts to cement "cohesion" in the country's alliance with the United States and sharpen deterren... 10:38 May. 04
#radar development
S. Korea to begin production of long-range radar prototype this year
SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will embark on the production of a homegrown long-range radar prototype later this year under a project to replace the existing decades-old radar systems, the c... 09:24 May. 04
#Lloyd Austin
U.S. to boost defense posture, prepositioned stocks in Indo-Pacific: Austin related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, May 3 (Yonhap) -- The United States plans to boost its deterrence against China and North Korea, partly by increasing its "prepositioned stocks" of military supplies in ... 02:08 May. 04
#defense minister nominee
(LEAD) Defense chief nominee says N. Korea may conduct normal-angle ICBM launch
(ATTN: UPDATES with nominee's mention of preemptive strike option in paras 5-6) SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister nominee Lee Jong-sup on Tuesday raised the possibility of North... 18:06 May. 03
#defense minister nominee
Defense chief nominee says N. Korea may conduct normal-angle ICBM launch
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister nominee Lee Jong-sup on Tuesday raised the possibility of North Korea test-firing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a standar... 17:20 May. 03
#military
Military reports 926 more COVID-19 cases related article
SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 926 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 134,373. The new cases included 658 from t... 14:35 May. 03
#S Korea
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to begin two-week combined air drills next week: sources related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in paras 6-7) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to kick off regular combined air force drills n... 10:48 May. 03
#South Korea US training
S. Korea, U.S. to begin two-week combined air drills next week: sources related article
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to kick off regular combined air force drills next week, informed sources said Tuesday, in yet another move to highli... 09:45 May. 03
#military-coronavirus
Military reports 446 more COVID-19 cases related article
SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) South Korea's military reported 446 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 133,448. The new cases included 332 from th... 13:56 May. 02