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  2. Korean Demilitarized Zone - Wikipedia

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    The buffer zones stretch from the north of Deokjeok Island to the south of Cho Island in the West Sea and the north of Sokcho city and south of Tongchon County in the East (Yellow) Sea. [ 120 ] No-fly zones have also been established along the DMZ to ban the operation of drones, helicopters and other aircraft over an area up to 40 km (25 mi ...

  3. Demilitarized zone - Wikipedia

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    The mission of UNCMAC is to supervise the Military Armistice Agreement between the two Koreas along the 151 mile Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). A demilitarized zone (DMZ or DZ) [1] is an area in which treaties or agreements between states, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel. A DZ often lies ...

  4. List of United States Army installations in South Korea

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    "Maps Locating Army Active, Reserve and National Guard and Marine Field Artillery Units". Field Artillery (PB 6-87-6 (TEST)). US Field Artillery Association: 32– 36. December 1987. ISSN 0191-975X. "Eighth Army in Korea-Continuing a Tradition". Soldier Support Journal. 9 (3). US Army Soldier Support Center: 12– 16. May–June 1982. ISSN 0274 ...

  5. Military Demarcation Line - Wikipedia

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    On either side of the line is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The MDL and DMZ were established by the Korean Armistice Agreement. [1] In the Yellow Sea, the two Koreas are divided by a de facto maritime "military demarcation line" and maritime boundary called the Northern Limit Line (NLL) drawn by the United Nations Command in 1953. [2]

  6. Joint Security Area - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Security Area (JSA, often referred to as the Truce Village or Panmunjom) is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between ...

  7. Guard posts in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Platoon troops are dispatched to each GP. Search soldiers' job is to monitor and patrol the DMZ. Most GPs are located on mountaintops for visibility. Search and guard operations in the DMZ are complicated by heavy bulletproof suits, ammunition, grenades, and bayonets. They experience heavy fatigue, as their actions require them to be fully armed.

  8. Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone - Wikipedia

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    1969 map of the Demilitarized Zone. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel in Quang Tri province that was the dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 21 July 1954 to 2 July 1976, when Vietnam was officially divided into 2 de facto countries, which was 2 de jure military gathering areas supposed to be sustained in the short term after ...

  9. Korean DMZ Conflict - Wikipedia

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    The Korean DMZ Conflict, also referred to as the Second Korean War by some, [3] [4] was a series of low-level armed clashes between North Korean forces and the forces of South Korea and the United States, largely occurring between 1966 and 1969 along the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).