... with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back as the brief aerial standoff with Chinese fighter jets last week prompted Ahn to lodge a protest that the drills were not properly shared with the Korean military.
air exercise in the West Sea in which U.S ... The differing explanations center on whether Seoul was given advance notice about the drill and whether the top U.S ... Forces Korea (USFK) drill conducted Feb.
Xavier Brunson said South Korea had been notified about the drill but acknowledged that the country’s top defense officials were not briefed in time, according to Yonhap News.
Military officials said the drills are designed to improve combined readiness through joint, multi-domain operations on land, sea, air, cyber, and space ... next month's drills, according to officials.