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Trump should recommence South Korea military exercises

By Tom Rogan

Published August 6, 2020 6:32pm ET

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Trump should recommence South Korea military exercises — South Korean and U.S. Marines aim their machine guns during the U.S.-South Korea joint landing exercises called Ssangyong, part of the Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. South Korea said North Korea has announced plans to conduct live-fire drills near the rivals' disputed western sea boundary. The planned drills Monday come after an increase in threatening rhetoric from Pyongyang and a series of rocket and ballistic missile launches in an apparent protest against the annual military exercises by Seoul and Washington. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) | Ahn Young-joon

Field exercises offer military forces readiness across the range of operations that its personnel and capabilities might confront. Field exercises are thus crucial elements of a force’s ability to fight and win.

Unfortunately, as the Wall Street Journal reports, an upcoming annual U.S.-South Korean military exercise will again avoid in-the-field activity. As with others since 2018, the exercise, which may begin next week, will be conducted digitally.

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