US, South Korea hold military drills
Reuters
2013-04-26
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South Korea and the United States conducted a combined amphibious drill as a part of the annual joint U.S.-South Korean exercise "Foal Eagle".
On a seashore near the port city of Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) south-east of Seoul, 1,500 U.S. marines and 2,000 South Korean marines participated in the joint drill, the combined forces said.
The exercise, designed to test and increase the efficiency of participating personnel in the techniques of amphibious warfare.
The South Korean Marine Corps said four South Korean LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and two U.S. LSTs, four U.S. tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft and 20 South Korean helicopters were mobilised for the training as well as thirty landing vehicles and F-28 fighters.
On Sunday (April 21), Yonhap reported that North Korea had moved two short-range missile launchers to its east coast, apparently indicating it was pushing ahead with preparations for a test launch, quoting an unidentified South Korean military sourc
On a seashore near the port city of Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) south-east of Seoul, 1,500 U.S. marines and 2,000 South Korean marines participated in the joint drill, the combined forces said.
The exercise, designed to test and increase the efficiency of participating personnel in the techniques of amphibious warfare.
The South Korean Marine Corps said four South Korean LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and two U.S. LSTs, four U.S. tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft and 20 South Korean helicopters were mobilised for the training as well as thirty landing vehicles and F-28 fighters.
On Sunday (April 21), Yonhap reported that North Korea had moved two short-range missile launchers to its east coast, apparently indicating it was pushing ahead with preparations for a test launch, quoting an unidentified South Korean military sourc
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