Report Claims that USFK Will Cancel Vigilant Ace Exercise Again this Year

Another major US-ROK exercise has been cancelled:

South Korea and the United States are expected to skip a combined wintertime air exercise just as they did last year to support ongoing diplomacy for the denuclearization of North Korea, sources said Sunday. 

Military authorities of the two countries “shared the understanding” on the postponement of the Vigilant Ace air exercise that usually takes place around December, a source said, adding that a final decision will be made when the two countries hold annual defense ministers talks later this month.

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You can read more at the link, but as I have been saying I think the intent of the cancellation of these exercises is to show the world community that the U.S. has been greatly reasonable in making concessions in order to work out a deal with the Kim regime. So if the Kim regime begins a cycle of major provocations again, the U.S. can make a strong case that they have tried all other measures with North Korea and can justify taking tougher actions that have not been tried yet.