韩美联合司令部23日发表新闻公报宣布，韩美将于8月20日至31日举行“乙支自由卫士”2012年度联合军演。据韩国联合通讯社报道，驻韩美军和海外美军部队共3万多人以及韩国军人5.6万余人将参加这次演习。韩国将有44万人参加各种防恐、防灾演习。韩美联合司令部的公报说，联合国军司令部方面已将演习的时间和演习不会对朝鲜挑衅等内容通过板门店向朝方进行了通报，并将邀请“中立国监督委员会”官员观摩演习。

Han mei joint command 23 issued a press statement announced，Korea's beauty will be on August 20, to 31 th“B a free guardians”2012 annual joint war games。According to South Korea's yonhap news agency reported，American troops and overseas U.S. troops by more than 30000 people and South Korea's military of more than 56000 people will take part in the exercise。South Korea will have 440000 people take part in all kinds of the fears、Disaster drill。Korea joint command of the communique said beauty，The United Nations command will drill has time and maneuvers to north Korea's provocations content such as the DPRK BanMenDian through to the bulletin，And will invite“Neutral supervision committee”Officials view exercise。