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Air Force Craftsmen Sculpt Metal In South Korea Shop

... today’s Air Force,” said Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Betts, the aircraft metals technology shop’s section chief. In the true spirit of a trade craftsman, aircraft metals technology airmen know how to efficiently operate more than just a welding torch. The different equipment they have allows them to fashion everything from a small, unique bolt or screw to large panels, intricately and precisely cut by a computer-operated machine based off of designs airmen enter by hand. “Anything that people need, we can make,” said Senior Airman Kelly Huddleston, the aircraft metals technology shop’s journeyman. “Anyone can walk up to us and say ‘Hey, I need this,’ and we’ll be able to make it for them.”. The diversity in capabilities means that no two shifts in the shop are ever the same. Some days might see them mass-producing the same item for use across the base, while others require the metals tech airmen to work side-by-side with crew chiefs or specialists on the flightline. ‘Every Day is Different’. “Every day is ...

South Korea And Japan May Bicker, But Busan And Fukuoka Get On Fine

... The previous year South Korean thieves had stolen a small 14 th-century statue, thought to have been made in Korea, from the tiny temple of Kannonji on the island. The South Korean police recovered it soon afterwards. But a local court blocked the statue’s return to Tsushima, on the grounds that it had probably been pillaged centuries ago by the wako from a South Korean temple that was suddenly demanding its return. Incensed, the islanders told the Korean contingent to the festival not to bother coming. But the Japanese went ahead with the commemorations by themselves; one participant was Akie Abe, Japan’s First Lady, who claims to keep a special fridge just for kimchi, the pickled cabbage that is Korea’s national dish. And in 2014, when the visitors from Busan called for the statue’s return, Tsushima allowed the festival to go ahead again, despite protests from Japanese nationalists. Last year the Bokchon museum in Busan celebrated two decades of exchanging artefacts with museums in Fukuoka, free of charge. A curator says such swaps would be impossible without personal ...

5 Things For Friday, March 10, 2017

... country's first female president is now its first president to be impeached and thrown out of office. After judges finalized the decision, citizens took to the streets - some in protest, others in celebration. Two people were killed when some demonstrations turned violent. An election will be held in 60 days for a new president. Until then, South Korea's political uncertainty could be a problem for the region, as North Korea ramps up its nuclear weapons testing program. 2. Russia. Read More. Former Utah governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has signed on as Trump's new ambassador to Russia. It's not hard to understand why that's maybe not the most coveted job at the moment, since Huntsman will have to deal with tense issues like missile deployments, conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, ...

South Korean Court Throws President Out Of Office; Two Die In Protest

... who climbed on top of a bus which police used to block the protesters during a march supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2017. Yonhap via REUTERS. Protesters supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye scuffle with riot policemen near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2017. Mandatory credit Yonhap via REUTERS. Seo Seok-gu, a lawyer for impeached President Park Geun-hye, speaks after Park's impeachment was accepted at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2017. Mandatory credit Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via REUTERS. People celebrate after hearing that President Park Geun-hye's impeachment was accepted in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji. People celebrate after hearing that President Park Geun-hye's impeachment was accepted, in front ...

5 Global Scandals That Have Nothing To Do With Donald Trump

... the presidency is still his too lose—eerily reminiscent of the 16 GOP presidential candidates in 2016 who all thought Trump’s days were numbered. Fillon has fallen to third place in recent polls. The longer he stays in the race and bloodies his rivals, particularly centrist Emmanuel Macron, the more likely that Le Pen pulls the upset. 2. A school for scandal in Japan. The 5 Key Players in the Battle for Mosul. Japan’s current controversy began with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his possible ties to a private kindergarten in Osaka, which has allegedly promoted derogatory views of ethnic Chinese and Koreans. While Abe has been quick to disavow any links, the fact that he has singled out the school’s chairman as someone who shares “ an ideology similar to mine ” in the past isn’t doing him any favors. It gets worse—the same educational organization bought a plot of land for a planned “Shinzo Abe Memorial Elementary School.” The school paid $1.2 million ...

U.s. Forges Ahead With South Korea Missile Defenses, Despite Upheaval

... Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U. S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U. S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense. By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali | WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON The U. S. military said on Friday it plans to forge ahead with building the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, separating the issue from a political crisis in Seoul that saw President Park Geun-hye's removal from office on Friday. The United States started deploying the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea on Tuesday in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear tests. Leading candidates to replace Park have split over THAAD. One prominent opposition candidate called for a review while ...

South Korea's Corporate Culture Goes On Trial

... cash to Choi if the courts give them any encouragement. Prosecutors are basically taking on Korea's corporate and political establishment. For decades, close collusion between the two has essentially gone unchecked, although almost every Korean leader has vowed to put it to an end. Maybe that will really happen this time around. Following the path to power of most Asian female leaders who make it to the top, Park comes from the political elite. She is the daughter of a former president and military dictator of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated in 1979. If the ruling from the Constitutional Court , coming just two days after International Women's Day, goes against his daughter, she would be the first democratically elected Korean president to be forced to step down. South Korea's story of recovery was nothing but exceptional after the Korean war wound down in the early 1950 s. The North and South are still technically at war, but there's no doubt who won economically. Its $1.3 trillion economy amounts to $25,745 per head. North Korea's $40 billion economy equates to $1,800 per person , and at the worst times only the world's ...

Children Videobomb South Korea Expert's Live Bbc Interview

... youngster, this one a baby, made an even more dramatic appearance, wheeling him or herself on to the stage in a walker. Still Kelly carried on, turning his attention to how North Korea might react to the end of Park Geun-hye’s term. Cue a panicked woman who slid into the room, looked towards the camera with alarm and set about extracting both children from the office. Kelly apologised as the baby was wheeled out and the girl was dragged unceremoniously off stage. The woman crawled back, shut the the door and Kelly, an associate professor of international relations at Pusan National University, again tried to think about North Korea rather than the dangers of the home office invasion. Presenter James Menendez tweeted : “Hard to keep a straight face” and: “It was the desperate reach for the door at the end that nearly did it for me.”. Later he added: “Having watched it back, all credit to @Robert_E_Kelly for keeping it going. Come back to @bbcworld soon, with or without your lovely family!”. And Kelly’s own ...