Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:48:57 GMT

The move to end the military training a week earlier than scheduled comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint military exercises with the key U.S. ally.

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