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US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order
The U.S. and South Korea will cut short their annual joint military drills and scale back field training after Trump ordered a reduction in participation.
By Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim, Reuters
Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea
President Trump instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South Korea.
By Costas Pitas, David Lawder and Heejin Kim, Reuters
Pentagon identifies soldier killed in controlled detonation of Iranian drone
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed Saturday during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.
As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test
Trump's calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. "We don't need anybody."
By Tanya Noury
NORAD intercepts 2 Russian maritime patrol aircraft near Alaska, Canada
NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-142s operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones on Wednesday.
By Michael Scanlon