While the course is standard at U.S. air bases worldwide, Osan’s proximity to North Korea adds a unique focus on combat ...

Under South Korea's constitution, the president can declare martial law during "wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states" that require the use of military force ...

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, ... The South Korean military’s primary assault rifle, the K2, uses 5.56 mm rounds, the same caliber as the U.S. military’s M-16.

Fears that Washington might pull some or all of the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea have loomed large in the country since Trump’s first term.

A man shouts to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) By Associated Press ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops ...