{"id":46653,"date":"2018-06-18T22:15:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/18\/south-korea-us-cancel-ulchi-freedom-guardian-exercise-for-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:09:24","slug":"south-korea-us-cancel-ulchi-freedom-guardian-exercise-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2018\/06\/18\/south-korea-us-cancel-ulchi-freedom-guardian-exercise-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea, US cancel Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea and the U.S. have canceled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/24\/ahead-of-summits-us-tones-down-war-games-with-south-korea\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">major military exercise<\/a> planned for August to fulfill one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/14\/trumps-halt-of-war-games-could-weaken-defenses-in-korea\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump\u2019s promises to North Korea<\/a> from last week\u2019s summit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFollowing close cooperation, South Korea and the U.S. decided to suspend all planning activities for the [Ulchi Freedom Guardian] defensive exercise slated for August,\u201d Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a text sent to South Korean news services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe South and the U.S. plan to continue consultations over additional measures,\u201d Yonhap reported, citing the text. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week in Singapore, Trump announced he was canceling the exercises, which he said were provocative, as one of the exchanges in order to have North Korea denuclearize. <\/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\">\u201cConsistent with President Trump\u2019s commitment and in concert with our Republic of Korea ally, the United States military has suspended all planning for this August\u2019s defensive \u2018wargame\u2019 (Freedom Guardian),\u201c Pentagon press secretary Dana White said in a statement Monday. \u201cWe are still coordinating additional actions. No decisions on subsequent wargames have been made.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere will be a meeting at the Pentagon later this week with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State and the National Security Adviser on this issue,\u201d White said. \u201cThere is no impact on Pacific exercises outside of the Korean Peninsula.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"669\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15019142016_bc0e44b530_k.jpg_8becb7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15019142016_bc0e44b530_k.jpg_8becb7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15019142016_bc0e44b530_k.jpg_8becb7.jpg?resize=300,167 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15019142016_bc0e44b530_k.jpg_8becb7.jpg?resize=768,428 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15019142016_bc0e44b530_k.jpg_8becb7.jpg?resize=1024,571 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, center right, the commander of I Corps, is briefed by his staff during a combined arms rehearsal meeting for Ulchi Freedom Guardian at Camp Yongin, South Korea, Aug. 21, 2014. UFG is an annual joint\/combined command post exercise designed to ensure U.S.-South Korean ability to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula. (Sgt. Daniel Schroeder\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. conducts two major joint exercises with South Korea each year, one in the fall and one in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ulchi Freedom Guardian, which was scheduled for August, includes 17,500 U.S. forces and last year involved almost two weeks of exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spring exercise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/20\/us-south-korean-military-exercises-to-begin-april-1\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Foal Eagle<\/a>, was pushed back this year so it wouldn\u2019t clash with the Winter Olympics. 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