The Korean military said Monday it has conducted all joint field training drills with the United States that the allies postponed after rescheduling them from August as part of the annual summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise. In a notice to the press, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it had completed 22 of some 40 field drills that the allies decided to push back in August by a month. "To ensure a balanced military readiness posture year-round and the conditions for training, we have rescheduled 22 of about 40 joint drills and completed them by the end of the year," the JCS said. The major drills completed included combined tactical airborne insertion drills, personnel recovery operations, equipment maintenance support training and live-fire exercises, according to the JCS. It said two of the exercises, including airport damage recovery drills, were conducted solely by the Korean military. The allies earlier decided to partially push back the field training exercises, citing "multiple factors," such as a heat wave and the benefit of spreading such drills throughout the year