Top general inspects border troops amid key allied drills

South Korea's top military officer visited units near the border with North Korea on Tuesday to check their readiness amid key drills with U.S. forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. JCS Chairman Gen. Jin Young-sung inspected a border guard post under the 7th Infantry Division in the central front-line area, a day after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off the annual summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, according to the JCS. The inspection comes amid concerns over possible North Korean