On 19 October, the South Korean Marine Corps announced that the USA and South Korea plan to increase the number of combined marine exercises in 2019 after their number was reduced this year as a sign of good will to favour denuclearization talks with North Korea.
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| In 2019, South Korean and US forces will conduct more common marine exercises in the KMEP framework (Picture source: U.S. Marine Corps / LCpl. Steven Tran) |