US and South Korea Begin Foal Eagle Military Exercise

The long awaited joint military exercise has finally begun:

South Korean and U.S. Marines hold a joint landing exercise in this file photo. (Yonhap)

A combined field training of South Korean and U.S. troops got under way Sunday as scheduled, defense officials said amid a nascent peace mood on the divided peninsula.

More than 11,500 service members, including thousands based outside of Korea, plan to participate in the four-week Foal Eagle training, along with around 300,000 South Korean soldiers.

The allies often kick off their largest annual military exercise in late February or early March for a two-month run. This year, however, they waited until the end of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games here.

The duration of Foal Eagle has been shortened to a month, with no major U.S. strategic assets such as supercarriers and nuclear subs expected to show up.  [Yonhap]

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MTB Rider
MTB Rider
6 years ago

So, are those patches for the soft spots in the armor on that vehicle behind the troops?

Good to see PMCS being performed properly.

😉

SmokesAtWork
SmokesAtWork
6 years ago

What troops? All I see is a few blue ribbons floating in the air.

setnaffa
setnaffa
6 years ago

MTB, think lasertag.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
6 years ago

They’re using toy guns because of the summit, right?

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