Pentagon Suspends Vigilant Ace 2018 Military Exercise with South Korea

The big test is going to be if the Key Resolve exercise that happens every March is cancelled.  I would think by then we would have a good idea of which way the whole denuclearization negotiations is going to go:

F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft take part in Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Dec. 3, 2017. U.S. and South Korean officials announced on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, that the annual exercise has been canceled for 2018.

The United States and South Korea have canceled an annual air exercise scheduled for December, the Pentagon announced Friday, emphasizing ongoing diplomatic discussions with North Korea.

The Pentagon and South Korea’s military will not conduct Exercise Vigilant Ace as the two nations negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear program, said Dana White, a Pentagon spokeswoman. It’s at least the fourth military exercise that the nations have canceled since President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced he was suspending military “war games” on the peninsula after his June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.  [Stars & Stripes]

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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
5 years ago

South Korea has surrendered to the north already. Time for the US forces to leave.

Ole Tanker
Ole Tanker
5 years ago

This is a smart move. Save the effort for our Southern Border. Prioritize and shift assets. One AWACS can watch 50 miles of border, jamming mule smuggler electronic devices.
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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
5 years ago

New no fly area pushes ISR tracks south, can’t see as much as before.

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