South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense disclosed on Oct. 18 that it plans to shut down the air bases at Gwangju, Daegu and Suwon.
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All units will be relocated to new bases to be constructed in Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, and South Jeolla, Jane’s reported.