The U.S. and South Korean armed forces kicked off their largest joint live-fire drills in eight years near the border with North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance.
The U.S. and South Korean militaries have set the date for large-scaled joint exercises with the U.N. and Combined Forces commands that North Korea last month likened to a declaration of war.
Cold, inclement weather called a halt to air power exercises in South Korea involving U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors that arrived on Tuesday to drill with South Korean aircraft.