US, South Korea and Japan begin five-day military exercise
The five-day drill adds real-time data sharing and coordinated air-defense and maritime interdiction scenarios as North Korea denounces the exercise as a provocation.
- 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 have begun a five-day joint military exercise, "Freedom Edge," in the waters east of and south of Jeju Island, proceeding as scheduled despite the US recently ordering a reduction in the scale of its joint exercises with South Korea.
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This website is published on Cedarnews.net. To learn more about the world of esports and social issues, visit our site. [Beijing, Kyodo] North Korean Defense Minister Kim Song-ki, in a statement on the 7th, reacted negatively to the joint training exercise "Freedom Edge" that began that day between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. and South Korean militaries, criticizing the strengthening of cooperation between Japan, the U.S., and Sou…
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