The Hoguk drill started on Oct. 31 and has reached a grave stage.

On Nov. 8 helicopters of the U.S. imperialists, helicopters of the Aerial Operation Command of the puppet ground force and the 30th assault battalion committed a drill for infiltrating special warfare forces deep into the inland areas of the DPRK.

A drill for landing in the coastal areas of the DPRK side was perpetrated at the stage of "decisive action" in Phohang, North Kyongsang Province on Nov. 2.

The puppet 20th motorized infantry division staged a drill for getting familiar with the procedures to create attack condition, firing live shells in coordinated operation with the air force.

On the sidelines of the Hoguk drill, the U.S. imperialist aggressor forces and the south Korean puppet air force were keen on the joint aerial drill under the signboard of "matchless shield" at the U.S. Air Force base in Osan from Nov. 4 with the air force of UK involved for the first time in history.

The warmongers entered a full-dress drill from Nov. 8.

Fighters, air refueling tankers and strategic transport planes were mobilized in a precision strike at military facilities of the opposite side, the command in particular.

Meanwhile, the puppet Sixth Corps announced that it would stage an anti-infiltration drill with civilian and administration officials and the police in the northern areas of Kyonggi Province from Nov. 7 to 11.