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U.S., South Korea Launch Freedom Shield Drills Amid Widening Iran Conflict
The joint exercise involves about 18,000 South Korean troops and includes live-fire drills and medical evacuations to boost alliance readiness and modernization.
- On Monday, the annual Freedom Shield exercise kicked off with the U.S. Eighth Army joining as USFK's ground component in an 11-day drill through March 19 to boost South Korea–U.S. alliance readiness.
- U.S. Forces Korea said last week it could not comment on asset movements, while local media raised questions about possible redeployment of U.S. military equipment in South Korea to the Middle East; two Patriot missile batteries rotated there last year.
- About 18,000 South Korean troops and all of the Eighth Army's major subordinate commands, including the 2nd Infantry Division, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and 65th Medical Brigade, will participate in live-fire air assaults, wet gap crossings, and joint medical-evacuation training.
- Ministry spokeswoman Jeong Bit-na said the exercise is being implemented normally and as planned, despite protests warning of tensions.
- Seoul says it seeks to stabilize relations with Pyongyang as critics warn expanded 'multi-domain warfare' drills, including operations in space and cyberspace, must be halted immediately, amid rising tensions.
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Roundup: S. Korea-U.S. joint military exercises begin amid protests
SEOUL, March 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their annual Freedom Shield (FS) joint military exercises, drawing protests from civic groups in Seoul who warned the drills could heighten regional tensions and undermine peace on the Korean Peninsula. The exercise, scheduled to run for 11 days through March 19, includes 22 field training drills involving actual troop maneuvers, a
United States starts 'large military drill' in another country as WW3 nears
About 18,000 South Korean troops are participating in the Freedom Shield exercise running through 19 March, while speculation mounts that Washington is relocating some military assets to support operations against Iran
(Pyeongtaek = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Ki-won = On the 9th, when the ROK-US joint training exercise 'Freedom Shield' (Freedom Shield·FS) began, a vehicle was parked at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province...
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