SEOUL, March 19 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea on Thursday concluded their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise, reaffirming their combined defense posture after days of heightened tensions marked by North Korean missile launches and threats.

SEOUL, March 9 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea began their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise on Monday, as speculation swirled that Washington may be shifting some military assets from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East amid its widening conflict with Iran.

SEOUL, March 9 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea began their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise on Monday, as speculation swirled that Washington may be shifting some military assets from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East amid its widening conflict with Iran.