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| Korea-U.S. Joint Drills to Start in March |
| 2010-02-19 |
| An annual South Korea-U.S. military exercise focusing on operational plans in case of an all-out war on the Korean Peninsula will be staged across South Korea from March 8 to 18, the Combined Forces Command said Wednesday. The CFC will stage the exercise, dubbed "Key Resolve," together with "Foal Eagle," a field maneuver exercise. Some drills such as U.S. forces' evacuation to the U.S. mainland will continue until April 30. That part isn't necessarily a drill ... A smaller number of U.S. troops than in previous years are taking part in this year's joint exercises -- about 10,000 troops stationed here and some 8,000 reinforcements from abroad. Some 26,000 U.S. troops took part in last year's exercises, but this year no U.S. aircraft carrier will join. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 ION WMF > US MARINE COMMANDER STADLER: OKINAWA MARINES ARE THE ONLY USMC GROUND FORCES IN PACIFIC BETWEEN US FORCES, HAWAII + INDIA'S ARMY [Indian Navy?]. IFF THE US-JAPAN SECURITY ALLIANCE WEAKENS, IT WILL CREATE A NEW REGIONAL ARMS RACE. GUAM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR OKINAWA. * SAME > CHINESE GENERALS: US WILL LOSE THE COURAGE TO MIL DEFEND TAIWAN IFF CHINA CHOSE TO USE ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN A TAIWAN STRAITS CONFLICT. CHINA IS READY AND WILLING TO USE BOTH ITS LR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGZ INTERVENING US FORCES + CONUS TARGETS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-19 23:33 |