# South Korea, US shorten annual military drills after Trump order

https://mins.news/en/item/25764

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 04:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/south-korea-us-scale-back-annual-military-drills-after-trumps-order?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea and the United States have shortened the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise from 11 days to five and reduced some field manoeuvre training after Donald Trump ordered a substantial cut to the annual war games. Some live-training events were cancelled or switched to simulations, while officials said essential readiness goals would remain intact.

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