South Korean soldiers in a joint landing operation drill with the US in Pohang on April 2, 2017. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

The exercise plans for the first half of this year are set to be announced after the summit, but the tentative plan to begin a theater-level command post exercise early next month remains unchanged. Seoul and Washington have planned to stage the two-week Key Resolve command post exercise and the Foal Eagle field training between March and April. They have provisionally agreed to rename them in consideration of the North's aversion.