South Korea and the US are reportedly at odds over the methods for their joint military exercises for the second half of 2020, which are scheduled to take place in August. An additional pressure point has arisen between South Korean and US military authorities following their disagreement over a recent incident involving gunfire from a North Korean guard post.

According to accounts from South Korean military sources on May 31, the South Korean military has insisted that the joint military exercises in August should focus on the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) as originally planned, while US Forces Korea has argued that they should emphasize joint readiness following the cancellation of the exercises scheduled for March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.