South Korea and the United States have kicked off a two-week-long military exercise aimed
at better countering North Korea's growing threats.
All branches of the military will take part in the annual Hoguk exercise, which will focus
on field training exercises to enhance interoperability between the branches.
Maritime, landing and anti-missile operations will be part of the drills.
The exercise was first held in 1996 and this year's drill will run through November 11th.