South Korea and the US will conduct their annual joint military drills next month, Yonhap quoted the Combined Forces Command (CFC) as saying Tuesday.
The drill comes amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula following repeated threats against the exercises from North Korea.
The computerized command post exercise, called Key Resolve, will be held from March 2-13 to improve the combined forces' operation and combat capabilities to deter threats from the North, according to the CFC.
The two-week war game will involve about 10,000 South Korean and 8,600 American troops to test various scenarios in which South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff plays a leading role in conducting operations.
"It is important to maintain our high level of proficiency on key tasks while exercising different scenarios," CFC commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti said in a statement. "Exercising our multinational force is an important component of readiness and is fundamental to sustaining and strengthening the alliance."