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Washington Blade
February 16, 2018
Army Secretary Mark Esper said transgender military service “really hasn't come up” as he's traveled to U.S. bases at home and abroad when reporters asked if soldiers expressed concerns about transgender service. Esper, who's already visited soldiers domestically and abroad in South Korea,ÃÂ ...
ABC News
February 15, 2018
... secretary of the Army, Mark Esper says President Donald Trump's transgender ban -- and its potential implementation -- "hasn't come up" as he's traveled to U.S. bases at home and abroad. ... The secretary has already visited soldiers across the U.S., as well as in South Korea, Afghanistan and Europe.
GkMen
February 10, 2018
Pence also arrived late to a VIP reception before the Opening Ceremonies. About 54,000 personnel are stationed at the US base. There's a possibility that they would attend the debut of the first-ever inter-Korean Olympic team at the women's ice hockey tournament, hours after their meeting with Moon.
New York Magazine
February 9, 2018
“Explicitly speaking, we have no intention to meet with the U.S. side during the stay in South Korea. ... of the U.S. launching a “bloody nose” strike against North Korea to take out its weapons capabilities without incurring massive retaliation against South Korea or U.S. bases in the Pacific (hopefully).
Vox
February 7, 2018
US bases in South Korea received new environmental surveillance systems designed to quickly detect the presence of a biological agent. All US troops in South Korea are vaccinated against anthrax and smallpox (South Korean troops aren't, to the consternation of Weber and other US officials).
Anadolu Agency
February 2, 2018
President Donald Trump telephoned his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Friday ahead of an historic Winter Olympic Games in South Korea this ... Shinzo Abe, the leaders discussed an expanded missile defense system for Japan and the upcoming relocation of a key U.S. base on the JapaneseÃÂ ...
GazetteNET
February 1, 2018
My nephew, an Army veteran who spent most of his 20-plus years in military service as an officer in South Korea, is now a civilian military contractor ... its own environmental regulations and approved open-air burn pits — “huge poisonous bonfires” — on hundreds of U.S. bases in Afghanistan, Iraq and theÃÂ ...
The Independent
January 29, 2018
Not in North Korea, not in South Korea and not in the United States. .... In Japan, many US bases were concentrated in and around metropolitan Tokyo – Yokota and Atsugi air bases, Yokosuka naval base. ... Many North Korean missiles did miss their targets in South Korea and Japan by a few kilometres.
ThinkProgress
January 25, 2018
There are fears in South Korea that the United States will launch “preventive” strikes against North Korea, reports CNBC, quoting Bruce Klingner, former chief of the CIA Korea division. Klingner, currently at ... They could respond immediately, striking at South Korean targets or U.S. bases there or in Japan.
Workers World
January 17, 2018
... THAAD in Korea, Friends of the Congo, the Hands Off Syria Coalition and many other community and social justice organizations. Research on the economic, political, environmental and military impact of U.S. occupation had been gathered from every corner of the world and was highlighted. U.S. basesÃÂ ...
Yellowhammer News
January 13, 2018
If he can put nuclear weapons on U.S. troops in Korea, U.S. bases in Japan, and U.S. cities, Kim reasons, the Americans will not launch a war on him. Have not recent events proven him right? Iran has no nuclear weapons and some Americans clamor daily for “regime change” in Tehran. But because KimÃÂ ...
Brunswick News
January 13, 2018
But again, what are the U.S. interests there that we should be willing to put at risk of nuclear attack tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Korea and our bases ... If he can put nuclear weapons on U.S. troops in Korea, U.S. bases in Japan, and U.S. cities, Kim reasons, the Americans will not launch a war on him.
The Recorder
January 13, 2018
My nephew, an Army veteran who spent most of his 20-plus years military service as an officer in South Korea, is now a civilian military contractor living ... own environmental regulations and approved open-air burn pits — “huge poisonous bonfires” — on hundreds of U.S. bases in Afghanistan, Iraq and theÃÂ ...
Sioux City Journal
January 11, 2018
But again, what are the U.S. interests there that we should be willing to put at risk of nuclear attack tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Korea and our bases ... If he can put nuclear weapons on U.S. troops in Korea, U.S. bases in Japan, and U.S. cities, Kim reasons, the Americans will not launch a war on him.
Modern Diplomacy
January 11, 2018
The US military balance in the region is well known: 35,000 North American soldiers and officers in South Korea; 40,000 in Japan; nearly 4,000 in Guam, a small island 2,100 kilometers away from Pyongyang, with a surface of only 544 square kilometers. Not to mention the five US bases in theÃÂ ...
The National Interest Online (blog)
December 31, 2017
Under the current SMA, South Korea covers approximately 50 percent of nonpersonnel costs (about $821 million in 2016) and contributes $9 billion towards the relocation of U.S. bases in South Korea. Negotiations of the 2014 agreement were tense, with anti-American protests and some South KoreanÃÂ ...
Japan Today
December 30, 2017
Also, funny fact, it is not just in Japan, In Korea, the ones who were the victims, Turkey, have also protested against US Military bases in their country, and their "Expansions". Funny thing is, In Germany, you remember, were the Nazis were from, the US military is actually getting out of the country, after anti US sentimentÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 29, 2017
As the Trump Administration enters 2018, it can be sure that one major national security issue will remain front and center on its agenda: the North Korean nuclear weapons program. The recent testing of nuclear explosive devices and ballistic missiles, including a potential intercontinental ballistic missileÃÂ ...
Newsweek
December 22, 2017
The U.S. military has warned soldiers on the Korean Peninsula of potential "insider threats" after North Korean propaganda leaflets were found on "multiple" U.S. bases in South Korea on Thursday, including Seoul's Yongsan Garrison. "A significant number of North Korean propaganda leaflets and CDsÃÂ ...
Quartz
December 8, 2017
Even if a war erupts on the peninsula, it is South Korea, Japan and the US bases in the Asia-Pacific that will likely be priority targets for North Korea. There is a slim ... Another brouhaha erupted in August, this time after comments made by US senator Lindsey Graham were widely reported in South Korea.
The Epoch Times
December 5, 2017
Last year's drill included aircraft from U.S. bases in Japan. This year it will include the highest number of F-22 and F-35 stealth jets ever in South Korea. The fighter and strike fighter aircraft would be crucial to any pre-emptive strike against North Korea as they could be used to elude North Korean radar andÃÂ ...
Task & Purpose
December 31, 1999
To keep the American military in South Korea and U.S. dollars flowing into the economy. South Korean women who work at the brothels thronging U.S. bases are still stuck in an endless cycle of sex work and societal discrimination. The hard truth is that South Korea is also guilty of heinous war crimes.
The Nation.
December 31, 1999
Kim Yo-jong, the first member of North Korea's ruling family to step foot in South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, used her visit—which .... him about the strategic importance of the proposed new US base in Henoko; it supposedly claimed that all US bases had to be within 60 nautical miles ofÃÂ ...
Pravda
December 31, 1999
The US was largely responsible for the division of Korea and backing dictatorships in South Korea until 1993. Americans do not know ... Rhee was a practically unknown in Korea because he had lived in the USA from 1912 until 1945, when he was flown back to Korea by the US military. The US pumpedÃÂ ...
NHK WORLD
December 31, 1999
That they bear an unfairly big burden for hosting US bases and that their safety is threatened by accidents and incidents involving the US military. We take their feelings ... Abe also confirmed his plan to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. Officials from North andÃÂ ...
ThinkProgress
December 31, 1999
There are fears in South Korea that the United States will launch “preventive” strikes against North Korea, reports CNBC, quoting Bruce Klingner, former chief of the CIA Korea division. Klingner, currently at ... They could respond immediately, striking at South Korean targets or U.S. bases there or in Japan.
Antiwar.com
December 31, 1999
My nephew, an Army veteran who spent most of his 20 plus years military service as an officer in South Korea, is now a civilian military contractor ... DOD ignored its own environmental regulations and approved open-air burn pits – "huge poisonous bonfires" – on hundreds of US bases in Afghanistan, IraqÃÂ ...
PRI
December 31, 1999
“The film made South Koreans more aware of the pollution that's hidden inside the US base,” says Shin Soo-yeon of Green Korea. “And this monster is still alive.” Shin points to recent studies conducted by South Korea's Ministry of Environment that indicate high levels of groundwater contamination in andÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 31, 1999
He's the plant manager of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's bakery in South Korea, and that means he holds the formula for Wonder Bread. ... doughnuts, tortillas and more to be delivered fresh every day to commissaries, dining facilities, restaurants and schools on U.S. bases across South Korea.
Asia Times
December 6, 2017
Under his plan, the US would store tactical nuclear missiles and bombs at US bases in Japan. The US military would turn ... But some local legislators and military officials have called for rebasing US nukes in South Korea due to the escalating nuclear threat from Pyongyang. “President Moon has been ...
Inkstick
December 6, 2017
Although some may justify US bases abroad with reference to US national security, it is worth remembering that the presence of US bases in Saudi Arabia was one of the primary justifications Osama bin Laden gave for the 9/11 attacks. The US military presence in South Korea is also one of North Korea's ...
The Epoch Times
December 6, 2017
Last year's drill included aircraft from U.S. bases in Japan. This year it will include the highest number of F-22 and F-35 stealth jets ever in South Korea. The fighter and strike fighter aircraft would be crucial to any pre-emptive strike against North Korea as they could be used to elude North Korean radar and ...
The Japan Times
December 4, 2017
North Korea has said U.S. President Donald Trump is “begging for nuclear war,” labeling Washington a “nuclear demon” for the staging of a massive joint aerial military drill with South Korea scheduled to kick off Monday. The five-day Vigilant Ace exercise was to involve 12,000 U.S. personnel and more ...
The Nation
November 25, 2017
The THAAD is US military asset installed on a US base in Korea. ... primarily to defend US forces in Korea from North Korean missile threats.
The Indian Express
November 24, 2017
... will stay at a US base in South Korea during the exercise. Up to four F-35 Lighting stealth fighters are also likely to join the bi-annual exercise ...
NDTV
November 18, 2017
According to the newly released data, a collection of U.S. bases in South Korea had a combined 211 reports of sexual assault while Norfolk ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 16, 2017
... colors came out: He criticized allies over trade, chided them to buy more U.S. military equipment and claimed that a U.S. base in South Korea ...
Center for Research on Globalization
November 12, 2017
America's Camp Humphreys Military Base in South Korea: Largest Overseas .... Camptown districts near overseas U.S. bases have a history of ...
Stars and Stripes
November 8, 2017
... school and the middle school on the main U.S. base in Seoul will be ... The U.S. maintains about 28,500 servicemembers in South Korea, ...
Express.co.uk
November 8, 2017
Addressing the 8th US Army in Korea – which brandished the motto Pacific Victors! – about the situation with the hermit kingdom, he added:Â ...
Washington Examiner
November 7, 2017
TRUMP IN SOUTH KOREA: In South Korea, where Tuesday is .... Trump later said he was impressed with the sprawling U.S. base, which ...
In These Times
November 7, 2017
Trump's Visit Shows the U.S. Calls the Shots in South Korea. ... major realignment and consolidation of U.S. bases, which involved “moving tens of ... attention to the resistance against the U.S. base expansion, but we managed to get in. ... in Korea, globalization, militarism, women's rights and philanthropy.
NPR
November 7, 2017
In South Korea today, he was at a U.S. base within 60 miles of the dividing line and later spoke at a news conference with South Korea's ...
KSDK
November 3, 2017
President Trump is scheduled to visit this $10.7 billion, 3,500-acre base in the city of Pyeongtaek during his stop in South Korea on Nov. 5-8 .
WBIR-TV
November 3, 2017
President Trump is scheduled to visit this $10.7 billion, 3,500-acre base in the city of Pyeongtaek during his stop in South Korea on Nov. 5-8 .
The Korea Herald
November 2, 2017
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive here next week on a visit that is widely expected to highlight the strength and importance of the ...
The Japan Times
October 23, 2017
SEOUL – U.S. forces in South Korea on Monday began their annual ... including the transportation of personnel to a U.S. base in Japan by air, ...
The Korea Herald
October 23, 2017
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump is likely to visit American troops at a newly expanded US military base in South Korea next ...
Newsweek
October 12, 2017
U.S. Military in South Korea Prepares Mass Civilian Evacuation Drills ... would have to be evacuated in a matter of days to the U.S. base in ...
The Diplomat
December 31, 1999
He says Americans should learn about the impact of U.S. bases in this country slightly larger than Indiana. “In [South] Korea it's a small country.
