US soldiers move to a position during a South Korea-US joint drill at a military training field in the border city of Paju on March 16, 2023, as part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise. - South Korea and the United States kicked off the Freedom Shield joint military exercise, their largest drills in five years, which will run for 10 days from March 13, 2023 as part of the allies drive to counter North Korea's growing threats. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)