The top U.S. military commander in South Korea called Wednesday for conducting more spread-out combined exercises between the allies throughout the year, rather than relying on the current biannual drills, citing the need to better adapt to an evolving security environment. U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson made the remarks during a dialogue session in Seoul, saying he met with the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung earlier this week to discuss their next springtime drills. "I just had a meeting this week with General Jin, and we talked about how we might train in the upcoming Freedom Shield (FS) exercise," Brunson said during the event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM). "And what one of the things that we discovered is that we can't hinge our readiness on two exercises a year. It has got to be training throughout the entirety of the year, where we continue to shape ourselves to meet the objectives set forward for us by our national command authorities," he said. "We have to understand that as the environment ch