Yoojin Lee

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U.S. Army Patriot missile launchers are positioned during a readiness exercise at an unspecified military base in South Korea, March 18, 2023. (Gregory Menke/U.S. Army) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — About 200 U.S. troops based in South Korea have been temporarily redeployed to the Middle East, according to a South Korean military official cited in a local news report.

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South Korean presidential candidates, from left, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party; Kwon Young-kook of the Democratic Labor Party; Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party; and Lee Jun-seok of the New Reform Party pose after their televised debate on May 27, 2025.

1 week ago | stripes.com | David Choi |Yoojin Lee

U.S. airmen with the 51st Security Forces Squadron discuss security measures during Ulchi Freedom Shield at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sabrina Fuller-Judd/U.S. Air Force) A South Korean soldier raised in China has been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified military information about joint U.S.-South Korean exercises to Chinese intelligence agents, prosecutors said this month.

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | David Choi |Yoojin Lee

U.S. and South Korean soldiers march together at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, on April 25, 2025. (Wilfred Salters/U.S. Army) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — South Korea’s military on Friday firmly denied that any discussions have taken place with the United States regarding a potential withdrawal of American troops from the peninsula, following a media report suggesting the White House was considering such a move.

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | David Choi |Yoojin Lee

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the unveiling of a new destroyer on the country's western coast, April 25, 2025, in this image from the state-run Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA) Extensive repairs are underway on a new North Korean destroyer after a “serious accident” damaged the warship during its ceremonial launch, state-run media reported Thursday.