S. Korea, US, Japan to conduct Freedom Edge joint drills in early September
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their trilateral military exercise off South Korea's southern coast early next month, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday. The multi-domain Freedom Edge exercise will take place from Sept. 7-11 in international waters east and south of Jeju Island, the JCS said in a message to media. "The exercise is defensive in nature, which…
The United States, South Korea, and Japan are set to conduct the trilateral military exercise, Freedom Edge, in early September off South Korea's southern coast, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea. The multi-domain drill, which will take place from September 7-11 in international waters east and south of Jeju Island, is a defensive exercise aimed at countering North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and ensuring regional peace and stability.
This exercise, which was first held in 2023 following the Camp David summit, comes amid a scaling down of the bilateral Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise by the U.S. and South Korea, following President Trump's order to reduce the drills as a gesture towards North Korea. The upcoming Freedom Edge exercise is expected to proceed as planned, despite the reduced bilateral drills, as the U.S. Pacific Command confirmed on Tuesday.
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