It was only a matter of time before the major bilateral military exercises got restarted after the Yoon administration won the last election and now we have them:

U.S. and South Korean special operations forces conduct helocast training during Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, near Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, July 20, 2022. (Timothy Hamlin/U.S. Army)

 South Korea and the United States are resuming large-scale field military exercises suspended for four years when the two nations tried to negotiate North Korea away from its nuclear weapons, according to an official announcement Friday.

Combined exercises by battalions and larger units of the U.S. and South Korean militaries will commence in August and again in early 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Defense said in a news release. The exercises will also be rebranded as Ulchi Freedom Shield in August and Freedom Shield next year.

The exercises will be defensive in nature, according to the ministry.

Another 11 separate field exercises, such as bridge construction, explosive disposal, attack helicopter fire and special warfare are also scheduled with U.S. troops in the coming months, according to the Defense Ministry.

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