"On the very day the U.S. ambassador arrived, a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was put on interception alert"... Are South Korea-U.S. military ties heading for their worst crisis?

Photo by the Cheong Wa Dae press pool. [Financial News] On the 30th, political concerns were raised after South Korean forces at the front line in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, mistook a U. S.
Marine Corps training reconnaissance drone for an unidentified flying object and even issued the air defense operation posture code-named "Durumi," in an unprecedented blunder. On the 31st, the People Power Party criticized the incident, saying, "Our military tried to shift the blame by claiming it had not received prior notice, but it was confirmed that the U. S.
military had already notified us of the training plan in advance and even delivered the related official document. " It also said the chain of command had failed to grasp the exercise properly because the report was not passed up from the working level. According to reports, once radar and thermal surveillance equipment detected the drone, helicopters were immediately scrambled and anti-aircraft guns also went into interception mode.
But the object detected was actually a USMC reconnaissance drone carrying out a routine ROK-US Combined Military Exercise mission. The People Power Party said it was a chilling moment that could have led South Korean forces to shoot down an allied military asset by mistake. The People Power Party stated, "South Korea-U.
S. relations are already walking on thin ice. On the very day the new United States Ambassador to South Korea, Michelle Park Steel, arrived in the country, military indiscipline and a sloppy reporting system caused an unnecessary dent in the trust of the South Korea-U.
S. alliance. " The party said recent incidents have laid bare how seriously the military is losing discipline, as repeated lapses in its security readiness continue to surface.
The People Power Party said, "The bitter joke that this is an army in disarray is not being made for nothing. All responsibility lies with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back," and called for his resignation. United States Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel arrives in South Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 30th and delivers a statement at Terminal 2.The People Power Party said, "The bitter joke that this is an army in disarray is not being made for nothing. All responsibility lies with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back," and called for his resignation. United States Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel arrives in South Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 30th and delivers a statement at Terminal 2.
The People Power Party said, "The bitter joke that this is an army in disarray is not being made for nothing. All responsibility lies with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back," and called for his resignation. United States Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel arrives in South Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 30th and delivers a statement at Terminal 2.
The People Power Party said, "The bitter joke that this is an army in disarray is not being made for nothing. All responsibility lies with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back," and called for his resignation. United States Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel arrives in South Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 30th and delivers a statement at Terminal 2.
The People Power Party said, "The bitter joke that this is an army in disarray is not being made for nothing. All responsibility lies with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back," and called for his resignation. United States Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Park Steel arrives in South Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 30th and delivers a statement at Terminal 2.
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