S. Korea, U.S. wrap up Foal Eagle military drill

By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, April 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States finished a two-month long military drill on Friday after conducting a series of combat field trainings aimed at enhancing their joint combat readiness against North Korea.

The Foal Eagle exercise, which began in late February shortly after reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, has heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang angrily responded to the annual drill. It mobilized 200,000 South Korean forces and 7,500 American troops.