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U.S. Marine Corps' Large-scale War Exercise Held in S. Korea

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has staged a large-scale war exercise in Phyongthaek, Kyonggi Province, from March 8, according to foreign press reports. Involved in the war exercise dubbed Freedom Banner 04 are at least 4,000 strong U.S. marines stationed in Hawaii, Okinawa, Iwakuni and Hiroshima.
    The war exercise which will last till the end of March is aimed to test swift response to the "emergency" on the Korean peninsula such as an urgent transportation of M1 Abrams tanks, combat vehicles and military hardware from warships to battle fields.
    It is the first time that the U.S. Marine Corps staged military exercise in Phyongthaek close to the Military Demarcation Line though it has committed war rehearsals in the southern areas of south Korea several times a year till now.
    The U.S. imperialists have recently driven the situation to a crisis, more openly revealing their bellicose nature by staging various war exercises while working hard to increase their aggression forces in south Korea.