South Korea—New Exercises Planned As Joint Drills With U.S. Pared Down

South Korea will launch a new civil-military exercise in May as it revamps its training schedule in support of peace efforts with North Korea, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).  The Ulchi Taegeuk exercise will run from May 27 to May 30, a government source said on Wednesday.  The exercise will combine the Taegeuk command-post drill and the Ulchi government war game, which is part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) training with the U.S. The drill will focus on responding...