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Tue, July 7, 2020 | 16:05
Army rejects transgender soldier's appeal for reinstatement
Army rejects transgender soldier's appeal for reinstatement
The Army decided not to allow a former noncommissioned officer, who was forcibly discharged after sex reassignment surgery, to return to the military, officials said Friday. Byun Hee-soo, 22, filed the petition with the Army in February after a military committee ruled the previous month, based on a medical examination, that the staff sergeant is unable to continue to serve. ...
2020-07-03 15:11
For 'ironclad' ROK-US alliance
For 'ironclad' ROK-US alliance
United States Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams, right, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, fifth from left, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki, left, salute the flags of the Republic of Korea and the United States before a forum on the ROK-U.S. military alliance held at the Ministry of National Defense Convention in Seoul, Wednesday. In a lecture at t...
2020-07-01 16:56
Indian Army officer named monthly war hero
Indian Army officer named monthly war hero
Lt. Col. A. G. Rangaraj, who led the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance of the Indian Army, a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, during the Korean War, has been honored as the 1950-53 Korean War hero of July for his more than two years of service on the front line, the veterans affairs ministry said, Tuesday.
2020-07-01 13:43
New system of military service begins
New system of military service begins
The nation's nearly 70-year-long conscription policy has entered a new stage, Tuesday, with the military allowing alternatives to mandatory military service. The change became possible following a June 2018 Constitutional Court ruling that found a relevant law unconstitutional for failing to institute measures for alternative public services for conscientious objectors who re...
2020-06-30 16:38
Korea sends rotational troops to UAE using aerial tanker
Korea sends rotational troops to UAE using aerial tanker
South Korea mobilized one of its aerial tankers Tuesday to send rotational troops to the United Arab Emirates, the defense ministry said. The Air Force's KC-330 left Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, earlier in the day carrying the 17th batch of the 170-strong Akh Unit, according to the ministry.
2020-06-30 12:01
Dozens of defense ministry officials in self-isolation after day care center infections
Dozens of defense ministry officials have been put into self-isolation after a three-year-old boy, who attended a ministry-run day care center, tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Monday.
2020-06-29 15:16
  • S. Korea reports 42 new cases of coronavirus infection
3 more USFK-affiliated personnel test positive for virus; total at 39
Two American service members newly assigned to South Korea and one dependent have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday.
2020-06-29 15:14
  • S. Korea reports 42 new cases of coronavirus infection
Army to decide on reinstatement of transgender soldier today
Army to decide on reinstatement of transgender soldier today
The Army was to make a decision Monday on whether to reinstate a former noncommissioned officer forced to leave the military following sex reassignment surgery, officials said. Byun Hee-soo, 22, filed the petition with the Army Headquarters, in February, after a military committee ruled the previous month, based on a medical examination, that the staff sergeant is unable to c...
2020-06-29 11:31
70th anniversary of Korean War
70th anniversary of Korean War
Korean and American national flags are hung side by side on the Korean consulate general in Los Angeles, Thursday. The display marks the 70th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War, in which more than 1.78 million U.S. troops participated, and honors the Korea-U.S. alliance. / Yonhap
2020-06-25 16:48
Korean War anniversary
Korean War anniversary
Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, front row center, and other military leaders visit the Seoul National Cemetery, Thursday, to pay tribute on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War. More than 1 million Korean soldiers and civilians were killed or went missing during the fratricidal conflict. / Yonhap
2020-06-25 16:47
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