MILITARY● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 9:22 AM
US and South Korea begin military drills despite Trump call to scale back
France 24 [en]
US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and hostile toward North Korea, while critics warned reducing them could weaken South Korea’s security. The drills are set to continue until August 28.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Military
MILITARY52m agoSouth Korea reviews military options for Strait of Hormuz , No deployment decision yetpakobserver.net · PakistanMILITARY52m agoSenior Army Official Adam Telle Named Acting Army Secretarywrko.iheart.com · United StatesMILITARY52m agoPentagon Pauses Testosterone Screening Guidelineswrko.iheart.com · United StatesMILITARY2h agoSouth Korea weighs ‘contributions’ to Hormuz as US pressure mountsSouth China Morning Post