US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said on Monday, after Washington cited constraints on the availability of U.S. forces due to the war in Iran. The U.S. Marine Corps formally notified its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be constrained for the division-level exercise, known as…
The United States has terminated a planned joint amphibious landing drill with South Korea, according to the South Korean Marine Corps. The cancellation comes as a result of constraints on U.S. forces availability due to the ongoing war in Iran, the spokesperson for the South Korean Marine Corps informed during a press briefing on Monday.
Initially, the U.S. Marine Corps had informed its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be restricted for the division-level exercise, referred to as Ssangyong. However, the allies have continued to hold consultations to potentially resume the drills. The spokesperson did not disclose any measures that might be implemented to avoid future cancellations or to compensate for the lost training opportunities.
The cancellation of this joint drill follows the surprise decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to scale back an annual joint military exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield, which concluded last Friday. Trump cited the cost and Seoul's refusal to participate in the Iran war as reasons for the decision. On his Truth Social platform, Trump labeled the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills as sending "a signal that was totally inappropriate."
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