US, SKorea open biggest drills in years amid North threats
The exercises will continue through Sept. 1 and include drills with aircraft, warships, tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
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The exercises will continue through Sept. 1 and include drills with aircraft, warships, tanks and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
Defense Minister Shin Won-sik called on special operations troops Wednesday to equip themselves with capabilities to 'swiftly eliminate' the North Korean leadership if it starts a war against the South.
Crews aboard UH-60M Black Hawks from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade qualified for deck landings aboard the USNS Dahl last week.
As the Freedom Shield military exercises continue, the North has redirected efforts once used to respond to the drills to instead break ground on factories as part of a campaign to modernize the country and revitalize its economy
Meghalaya conducts a cave evacuation drill in Shillong to ensure prompt response during a disastrous situation. The drill took place at Mawmluh cave in Sohra, Cherrapunjee.