S. Korea, U.S. to launch key military drills next week

S. Korea, U.S. to launch key military drills next week

An RC-12X Guardrail (bottom), an airborne signals intelligence collection aircraft, takes off from U.S. Army base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2023. South Korea and the United States will kick off the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, a major combined military exercise, next week to beef up their joint defense amid North Korea's hardening rhetoric fueling concerns about the possibility of North Korea unleashing new provocations. (Yonhap)

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