In 2017, Key Resolve took place from March 13-24 and Foal Eagle from March 1-April 30.
Just a day after South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U. S. President Donald Trump agreed to postpone their countries’ joint military drills amid the Winter Olympic Games set to take place in February, a source told Yonhap News Agency that the Key Resolve combined exercise will begin in April.
According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, South Korean and U. S. defense authorities reached a tentative deal “months ago” to hold the command-post, simulation-oriented training in South Korea from April 23-May 3.
“The deployment of participating troops will begin around April 18 under the current schedule,” the source told Yonhap, adding that the dates for the Foal Eagle field training, which involves a large number of troops, including U. S. service members based abroad is yet to be confirmed.
In 2017, Key Resolve took place from March 13-24 and Foal Eagle from March 1-April 30.
On Thursday, the South Korean president spoke with Trump about delaying the military exercises despite growing threats from North Korea about a nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula.
“I believe it would greatly help ensure the success of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games if you could express an intention to delay joint South Korea-U. S. military exercises during the Olympics in case the North does not make any more provocations,” Moon was quoted as telling Trump.
According to the South Korean presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, Trump agreed and asked North Korea to be informed of the fact that there will be no military exercises during the two-week Winter Olympics, which will kick off in the eastern town of PyeongChang in South Korea on Feb.
