South Korea said on Monday that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the war with Iran.The biennial Ssangyong drills involve Marine forces from South Korea and the US and are designed to strengthen combined operations, typically involving warships, aircraft and ground forces rehearsing amphibious landings.The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump’s order last week to scale down the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, cutting the joint drills from 11 days to five.
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South Korea says US cut joint marine drill over Iran war constraints
South Korea announced on Monday that the United States has canceled a major joint amphibious landing exercise, the Ssangyong drills, scheduled for next month. These biennial drills involve marine forces from both countries and are intended to enhance combined operations through rehearsals of amphibious landings.
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South Korea announced on Monday that the United States has canceled a major joint amphibious landing exercise, the Ssangyong drills, scheduled for next month. These biennial drills involve marine forces from both countries and are intended to enhance combined operations through rehearsals of amphibious landings. The cancellation is attributed to constraints on US force availability stemming from the war with Iran. This decision follows a recent order by US President Donald Trump to reduce the duration of separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, shortening them from eleven days to five.
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The biennial Ssangyong drills involve marine forces from South Korea and the US and are designed to strengthen combined operations.
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US President Donald Trump ordered a scale-down of the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, cutting joint drills from 11 days to five.
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The United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the war with Iran.
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