U.S. Forces Korea CO: America Still Conducting Theater-Level Training Exercises

Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea commander, US Forces Korea at Osan Air Base, ROK on June 12, 2020. US Air Force Photo

America’s top general in Korea said Monday that U.S. forces are still conducting theater-level training exercises.

Army Gen. Robert Abrams said American forces “do so without talking about it,” arguing there “is really no need for us to advertise it.”

Speaking at an ICAS event on Monday, Abrams said “we have adjusted in some cases” the exercises’ size and scale...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/04/u-s-forces-korea-co-america-still-conducting-theater-level-training-exercises

Former U.S. Forces Korea CO: Pausing Exercises ‘No Longer Relevant’ to North Korea Nuclear Negotiations

Republic of Korea Army soldiers stand resolute at the iconic Joint Security Area where South and North Korean soldiers stand face to face across the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Panmunjom, South Korea, June 19, 2018. US Army Photo

The former top commander in South Korea said he thinks continuing to halt large-scale military exercises “is no longer relevant” as a negotiating tool with North Korea over denuclearizing the peninsula.

Retired Army Gen. Vincent Brooks, speaking at an Atlantic Council...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/06/former-u-s-forces-korea-co-pausing-exercises-no-longer-relevant-to-north-korea-nuclear-negotiations

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