[2nd Report] ROK-US Joint Military Exercises Postponed Due to COVID-19

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu Reporter] South Korea and the United States have decided to postpone the joint military exercises scheduled for March.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the ROK-US Combined Forces Command officially announced on the 27th that the joint military exercises planned for early March will be postponed due to the escalation of the COVID-19 crisis level.

South Korea and the US have agreed to postpone the joint command post exercises until further notice. This is the first time that an infectious disease has affected the schedule of the ROK-US joint exercises.

Military officials are concerned that non-military factors such as diseases could pose a serious threat to national security.

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