US, South Korea hold military drill
June 22nd, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANSSeoul, June 22 (IANS) South Korea and the US Friday staged one of their largest live-fire drill that involved fighter jets, Apache attack helicopters, armoured vehicles and around 2,000 soldiers.
The one-day exercise took place in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, Xinhua reported citing the South Korean defence ministry.
The drill — presided over by South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik — was aimed at checking military preparedness and war-fighting capabilities against enemy provocation, the ministry said.
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