Navy helicopters are parked on the U.S. Forces Korea’s Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, March 3, 2024. Yonhap
South Korea and america will start a key annual joint army train subsequent week to boost their mixed protection capabilities towards North Korean army threats, the allies mentioned Wednesday.
The Freedom Defend train will happen Monday via March 20, involving computer-simulated drills and on-field coaching, in line with a joint assertion from their militaries.
„ROK and U.S. models will execute mixed joint all-domain dwell subject coaching workouts throughout the land, sea, air, cyber and house domains built-in throughout the train eventualities to strengthen interoperability,“ it mentioned, utilizing the acronym of South Korea’s official identify, the Republic of Korea.
The train will assist the allies strengthen their mixed protection posture amid „practical threats“ and evolving challenges, together with North Korea’s rising army cooperation with Russia, it famous.
Subsequent week’s drills will mark the allies‘ first main army train since U.S. President Donald Trump took workplace in January.
North Korea has lengthy denounced the allies‘ joint army drills as rehearsals for an invasion towards it and will reply by partaking in weapons checks, reminiscent of missile launches. South Korea and the U.S. have mentioned their workouts are defensive in nature.
On Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong, the highly effective sister of North Korea’s chief, threatened a army response to the arrival of a U.S. plane service in South Korea earlier this week.
North Korea has usually reacted furiously to the deployment of key U.S. army {hardware} to South Korea, accusing Washington of heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Freedom Defend is among the allies‘ two main annual workouts that prepare troops based mostly on an all-out warfare state of affairs. The opposite train — Ulchi Freedom Defend — often takes place in August. (Yonhap)
