{"id":54484,"date":"2018-06-14T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/14\/report-south-korea-military-exercises-suspended-indefinitely\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:39:34","slug":"report-south-korea-military-exercises-suspended-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/14\/report-south-korea-military-exercises-suspended-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: South Korea military exercises \u2018suspended indefinitely\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major U.S. military exercises with South Korea have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/12\/pentagon-assessing-trump-directive-to-cancel-korea-military-exercises\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018suspended indefinitely,\u2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1007295600067428352\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Agence France Presse<\/a> reported Thursday, citing a senior U.S. official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon did not immediately comment on the report. However, the department has repeatedly indicated over the last two days that it was working toward fulfilling President Donald Trump\u2019s direction that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/06\/13\/trump-tweet-adds-more-confusion-to-issue-of-pacific-military-exercises\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the exercises be cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2018\/06\/12\/trumps-proposed-troop-moves-in-south-korea-raise-concerns-for-lawmakers\/\" 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=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3272094.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\">Trump\u2019s proposed troop moves in South Korea raise concerns for lawmakers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Even members of Trump&#039;s own party were shocked to hear him include cancelling military exercises and possible troop drawdowns during the North Korea summit.<\/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\">\u201cWe are working to fulfill the President\u2019s guidance. The Department of Defense is aligned and continues to work with the White House to ensure we provide options that meet the President\u2019s intent,\u201d Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Logan said in a statement. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/12\/pentagon-assessing-trump-directive-to-cancel-korea-military-exercises\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Trump called the military exercises \u201cprovocative\u201d<\/a> and said the U.S. would stop conducting them if North Korea carries out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/13\/trump-claim-raises-eyebrows-north-korea-no-longer-a-nuke-threat\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover245842\">its pledge to denuclearize<\/a>.<\/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\/04\/22\/road-to-north-koreas-denuclearization-is-littered-with-failure\/\" 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=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18111355411423.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\">Road to North Korea\u2019s denuclearization is littered with failure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang\u2019s declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure.<\/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\">On Wednesday, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said he was not concerned by the president\u2019s move to suspend major exercises with South Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI support our exercises and joint training,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I also believe it\u2019s important to give these negotiations a chance \u2026 I don\u2019t see these as provocative, but obviously it is something that North Korea has complained about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18163279551041.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18163279551041.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18163279551041.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18163279551041.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the document that he and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un signed at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Evan Vucci\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thornberry also said he expects lower-level military training to continue throughout the negotiations with North Korea, and for major joint exercises to resume if the White House feels that North Korean officials aren\u2019t making enough progress. <\/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\/04\/18\/us-forces-in-korea-arent-packing-up-just-yet-heres-why\/\" 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=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-927755548.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\">US forces in Korea aren\u2019t packing up just yet. Here\u2019s why.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Any peace deal with North Korea is unlikely to have an immediate impact on the 23,000 U.S. troops deployed on the peninsula.<\/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\">The exercises play a role in maintaining the <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\">readiness of U.S. forces in the Pacific <\/a>and are an important part of South Korean and U.S. efforts to conduct joint operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian, has been in the planning for months and involves more than 17,500 U.S. forces. 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