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South Korea Begins Five-Day Military Exercise With the United States and Japan

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The three countries began the annual Freedom Edge exercise in waters near Jeju Island, involving major maritime and airborne forces.
  • The drill will test joint operational capabilities across maritime, air and technological areas, despite the recent scaling back of a separate South Korea-U.S. exercise.
  • South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff described Freedom Edge as defensive and said it complies with international law.

South Korea, the United States and Japan have begun a five-day military exercise in international waters east and south of South Korea’s Jeju Island.

The Freedom Edge exercise is proceeding even after exercises between South Korea and the United States were scaled back last month on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the three countries would use the exercise to strengthen their operational capabilities and their ability to respond jointly across maritime, air and technological areas. Major maritime and airborne units from the three armed forces are taking part.

A joint command will oversee the exercise to ensure that it is conducted systematically and safely. The South Korean military emphasized that Freedom Edge is an annual defensive exercise carried out in accordance with international law.

The three countries will use the exercises to strengthen their operational capacity and ability to respond jointly across several areas, including at sea, in the air and technologically, while maintaining strong and stable cooperation.

· South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of StaffThe statement described the objectives of the Freedom Edge exercise.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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