The defense chiefs of South Korea and the U.S. will meet in Washington on Monday, local time.<br />Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan are expected to touch upon pending issues such as the transfer of wartime operational control.<br />Another highly anticipated topic are the combined military drills later this year and the allies' latest Dong Maeng joint exercise, which replaced the Key Resolve command post exercise. <br />They are also expected to discuss the security situation of the Korean peninsula post-Hanoi summit... and come up with follow-up measures. <br /><br />
