URGENT: Japan, S. Korea, U.S. Forces Start Joint Exercise, Rapped by N. Korea
- On Monday, South Korea, the United States, and Japan began a five-day joint military exercise called Freedom Edge in international waters east and south of Jeju.
- This fourth iteration of Freedom Edge proceeds on schedule despite the scaling back last month of the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which President Donald Trump ordered as a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea.
- The JCS stated the exercise is "aimed at enhancing deterrence and response capabilities against North Korean nuclear and missile threats," while the three nations will enhance operational capabilities across maritime, air, and cyber domains.
- Major maritime and air assets from the United States, Japan, and South Korea are participating, featuring enhanced real-time data sharing and synchronized coordination overseen by a joint exercise control group.
- Pyongyang has long denounced the allies' drills as "war rehearsals," though military officials maintain the exercise is conducted in accordance with international law and norms.
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South Korea, the United States, and Japan will conduct the regular multi-domain exercise "Freedom Edge" from the 7th to the 11th in international waters east and south of Jeju. The ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) issued a press release on the same day stating that major maritime and air forces from South Korea, the U.S., and Japan will participate in the exercise. Six vessels, including Aegis destroyers from the three nations, and naval
US, South Korea, Japan Kick off 3-way Military Exercise
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The US, South Korea, and Japan launched a five-day trilateral "Freedom Edge" military exercise near Jeju Island. The defensive drills proceed on schedule to deter North Korean threats, even as separate bilateral US-South Korean exercises were recently scaled back by President Trump. World News | US, South Korea, Japan Kick off 3-way Military Exercise.
US, South Korea, Japan kick off 3-way military exercise - The Tribune
The US, South Korea, and Japan launched a five-day trilateral "Freedom Edge" military exercise near Jeju Island. The defensive drills proceed on schedule to deter North Korean threats, even as separate bilateral US-South Korean exercises were recently scaled back by President Trump.
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tabnak.irJoint military exercises between Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo began in South Korean waters.
On Monday, the Freedom Edge exercise kicks off in international waters. It is defensive, South Korea says.
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