TOPSHOTS US soldiers carry flags of the US (L) and South Korea (2nd L) during a South Korea-US Combined Division activation ceremony at a US Army base in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, on June 3, 2015. South Korea and the US kicked off a combined division to bolster combat readiness against North Korea, South Korean Defence Ministry said. The combined division will consist of US 2nd Infantry Division with senior South Korean officers serving in staff positions and a brigade from the Republic of Korea Army. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE