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The US and Korea will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule

11 outlets 14 reports 54 hours Azerbaijan
report.az2 nbcnews.com2 cbsnews.com2 nytimes.com politico.com npr.org theguardian.com foxnews.com france24.com apa.az japantimes.co.jp
17 August 2026
00:11 report.az first
Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce the scale of military exercises with South Korea
00:32 nytimes.com +22m
Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea
01:16 nbcnews.com +44m
Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea
01:42 politico.com +26m
Trump directs Hegseth to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea
07:21 npr.org +5h
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
12:36 cbsnews.com +5h
Trump orders Pentagon to "substantially reduce" military exercises with South Korea
18 August 2026
07:50 theguardian.com +19h
South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills
17:13 foxnews.com +9h
South Korean president jumps to invest in military after Trump cuts joint exercises
19 August 2026
03:54 nbcnews.com +10h
U.S.-South Korea joint military drills are being cut short after Trump order, Seoul says
04:26 cbsnews.com +31m
U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump's direction
04:27 france24.com +1m
Trump scales back joint military drills between South Korea and US
04:41 apa.az +14m
South Korea and the United States will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule
04:51 japantimes.co.jp +9m
U.S. and South Korea to nearly halve joint military drills after Trump criticism
06:25 report.az +1h
The US and Korea will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule
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