SOUTH KOREA-USA/DRILLS U.S. and South Korea hold their largest ever joint military drill

Record ID: 142180

  • Title: SOUTH KOREA-USA/DRILLS U.S. and South Korea hold their largest ever joint military drill
  • Date: 28th August 2015
  • Summary: POCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 28, 2015) (REUTERS) AIRCRAFT, PEACE EYE, THROWING STAR SHELL TARGETS EXPLODING K-30 TANKS FIRING TARGETS EXPLODING FIGHTER JETS FIRING MISSILES / TARGETS EXPLODING FIGHTER BOMBER, A-10, FLYING IN AIR TARGET EXPLODING FIGHTER JETS FIRING MISSILE TARGETS EXPLODING FIGHTER JETS, F-15K, FLYING TARGETS EXPLODING VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER "COBRA" FIRING / TARGETS EXPLODING VARIOUS OF MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS) FIRING / TARGETS EXPLODING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN LIEUTENANT COLONEL, HEO JIN-NYEONG, SAYING: "Our military has full readiness and has strong capabilities and will as well as brave spirit so that we can beat over the enemy and sternly smash its provocation." MILITARY DRILL IN PROGRESS AMERICAN BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE (BFV) FIRING MACHINE GUNS TARGETS EXPLODING VARIOUS OF K-30 TANKS FIRING TARGET EXPLODING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. CAPTAIN, JASON YU, SAYING: "Through this exercise, we are learning about the R.O.K (Republic of Korea) and U.S. joint capabilities. This exercise is actually showing our capabilities in case of any provocative actions from the North. We are learning a lot from each other and showing our capabilities out here in case of any provocative actions." MILITARY DRILL IN PROGRESS HELICOPTER "COBRA" FIRING TARGET EXPLODING HELICOPTER "SURION" THROWING STAR SHELL HELICOPTER "SURION" FLYING VARIOUS OF SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS REPELLING DOWN FROM HELICOPTER / SOLDIERS RUNNING
  • Embargoed: 12th September 2015 13:00
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  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA6PYJ93MG7UOMTQ68XUEJSLS46
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  • Story Text: Troops from the United States and South Korea on Friday (August 28) held a live-fire exercise, as a part of their annual military drill "Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG)".
    About 2,000 troops from both countries participated in the Friday's drill while 97 tanks and armoured vehicles, 120 artilleries, 45 helicopters as well as 42 fighter jets, were mobilized, South Korean defence ministry said.
    "Our military has full readiness and has strong capabilities and will as well as brave spirit so that we can beat the enemy and sternly smash its provocation," said South Korean Lieutenant Colonel, Heo Jin-nyeong, saying.
    Troops staged their largest scale joint drill to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule, the defence ministry added.
    "Through this exercise, we are learning about the R.O.K (Republic of Korea) and U.S. joint capabilities. This exercise is actually showing our capabilities in case of any provocative actions from the North. We are learning a lot from each other and showing our capabilities out here in case of any provocative actions," said U.S. Captain, Jason Yu.
    South Korean President Park Geun-hye observed the military drill with military officials, the presidential office said.
    There are around 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, where the United States has maintained a large military presence since the 1950-53 Korean War.
    The annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercise began on April 17 and it continues until August 28.
    North and South Korea are still technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce without a peace treaty.
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