SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY

South Korean Army K-9 155mm self-propelled Howitzers fire rounds during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, in mountainous Pocheon on December 23, 2010. South Korea’s military held the live-fire drill involving tanks, artillery and jet fighters, in a major show of strength staged exactly a month after North Korea’s deadly attack on a border island. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT AFP PHOTO / DONG-A ILBO