Protesters stage a rally to oppose planned joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
FILE - U.S. soldiers participate in a joint military drill with South Korea in Paju, South Korea, on March 16, 2023. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
FILE- U.S. and South Korean, top, army soldiers gather before a combined live fire exercise between South Korea and the United States at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, South Korea, on March 22, 2023. South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
Protesters stage a rally to oppose planned joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. The banner reads, "We want peace," "Stop the joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea." South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)