{"id":17913,"date":"2018-08-28T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/28\/no-plan-to-cancel-korean-military-exercises-next-year-mattis-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:40:09","slug":"no-plan-to-cancel-korean-military-exercises-next-year-mattis-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/28\/no-plan-to-cancel-korean-military-exercises-next-year-mattis-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why Mattis won\u2019t cancel upcoming maneuvers with South Korean forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 Just days after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/24\/trump-asks-pompeo-to-delay-visit-to-north-korea\/\" target=_blank>planned high-level summit<\/a> between the U.S. and North Korea was called off, the Pentagon\u2019s top official said Tuesday that no decision has been made to cancel major joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea planned for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told reporters that there are \u201cno plans, at this time, to suspend any more exercises\u201d on the Korean Peninsula, a sign that the department is expecting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/22\/mattis-exercises-with-south-korea-indefinitely-suspended\/\" target=_blank>go forward with major events<\/a> that North Korea has historically decried as provocative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will work very closely, as I\u2019ve said, with the Secretary of State, and what he needs done, we will certainly do to reinforce his efforts, but at this time there is no discussion of further suspensions,\u201d Mattis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He later added that the department has \u201cdone no planning for suspending\u201d future exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/12\/pentagon-assessing-trump-directive-to-cancel-korea-military-exercises\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18163082897748.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to cancel military exercises with South Korea \u2014 what happens next?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Troops are staying put, for now \u2014 but the joint Republic of Korea-U.S. exercises may be canceled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Singapore Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the U.S. put off several planned exercises, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/06\/18\/south-korea-us-cancel-ulchi-freedom-guardian-exercise-for-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ulchi Freedom Guardian<\/a>. Those maneuvers had been scheduled for this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ulchi Freedom Guardian is the largest annual autumn event. Its counterpart in the spring is Foal Eagle, which occurred in April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/20\/us-south-korean-military-exercises-to-begin-april-1\/\" target=_blank>following the Olympic Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea considers both exercises provocative and halting them has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/15\/north-korea-threatens-to-cancel-summit-over-us-south-korea-military-exercises-news-report-says\/\" target=_blank>longstanding goal<\/a> of the Kim regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked specifically if Foal Guardian would go forward, Mattis reiterated that \u201cWe have not made decisions on that at this time, and we will do that with consultation with State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"821\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2819341.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2819341.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2819341.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2819341.jpg.jpg?resize=768,525 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2819341.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,701 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Ken Scar\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The retired four-star Marine general added that several smaller exercises have continued between the U.S. and South Korean forces, in part because there is no way Pyongyang could interpret those as provocative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe turned off several to make a good faith effort, we\u2019re going to see how the negotiations go and then we will calculate the future how we go forward,\u201d Mattis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When announcing his intention to cancel Ulchi Freedom Guardian, Trump described the regular exercises \u201cwar games\u201d and called them \u201cprovocative.\u201d On Tuesday, Mattis dodged the question of whether resuming those maneuvers should be seen as a provocative move by the Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s see how the negotiations go. Even answering a question in that manner could influence the negotiations,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Let\u2019s let the diplomats go forward. 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