Seoul, March 8 : The combined forces of South Korea and the US kicked off their joint annual military exercises in a scaled-back manner in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday.
The Combined Command Post Training (CCPT), or the annually-held computer-simulated command post exercise in springtime, was scheduled to last until March 18, reports Xinhua news agency.
No field manoeuvers will be staged this year amid the continued pandemic.
Tough antivirus measures will be in place throughout the training period, a South Korean military official was quoted as saying.
In 2020, the two sides cancelled the springtime command post exercise and carried out the summertime one in an adjusted manner amid the pandemic.
Boo Seung-chan, a spokesman of South Korea’s Defence Ministry, told a press briefing that the verification of the Full Operational Capability (FOC) will be limited this year out of the comprehensive consideration of relevant conditions, such as the Covid situation, combat readiness posture and efforts to settle peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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