US officials said smaller joint exercises -- called "Dongmaeng" -- would be carried out later this month, from March 4 through March 12, in place of Key Resolve. Much smaller, battalion-sized exercises will take place later this year to replace Foal Eagle.
The willingness of US and South Korean officials to cancel the long-running drills is a sign both of a continued push on both sides towards a diplomatic outcome, and the radically reduced tensions on the Peninsula since talks began.



대충 해석하면 "동맹" 이라고 명명될 대대급 훈련이 foal eagle 훈련을 내년부터 대체한단다. 

축소한 이유는 외교적 아웃컴과 반도의 긴장을 낮추기 위해