ROK, US military drill set to start on Monday
By Agencies in Seoul | China Daily | Updated: 2015-02-25 07:29
The Republic of Korea and the United States will launch their joint annual war games from next week despite the strong opposition from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Combined Forces Command said on Tuesday.
The "Key Resolve" command post exercise will be held from Monday to March 13, mobilizing about 10,000 ROK troops and 8,600 US forces, including 6,750 US soldiers from overseas, according to the CFC.
The "Foal Eagle" field training exercise will be conducted from March 2 to April 24, involving about 200,000 ROK troops and 3,700 US soldiers, including 3,500 US forces from overseas.
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