US, ROK stage amphibious drills to show ‘decisive’ posture against North Korea



News US, ROK stage amphibious drills to show ‘decisive’ posture against North Korea Some 30 vessels and 70 aircraft joined Ssangyong exercise seeking to demonstrate joint sea, land and air capabilities Shreyas Reddy March 29, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korean marines storm the beach during the Ssang Yong amphibious landing drills, March 29, 2023 \| Image: NK News U.S. and ROK troops carried out amphibious landing drills on South Korea’s east coast on Wednesday, as the allies ramp up joint exercises that they say seeks to ensure a “decisive combat” posture against North Korea’s military escalations. The exercise featured around 30 allied vessels, including the USS Makin Island and ROKS Dokdo amphibious assault ships, and some 70 aircraft, including U.S. F-35B stealth fighters, Apache helicopters and ROK KF-16 and FA-50 jets. U.S. and ROK troops carried out amphibious landing drills on South Korea’s east coast on Wednesday, as the allies ramp up joint exercises that they say seeks to ensure a “decisive combat” posture against North Korea’s military escalations. The exercise featured around 30 allied vessels, including the USS Makin Island and ROKS Dokdo amphibious assault ships, and some 70 aircraft, including U.S. F-35B stealth fighters, Apache helicopters and ROK KF-16 and FA-50 jets. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US, ROK stage amphibious drills to show ‘decisive’ posture against North Korea

Some 30 vessels and 70 aircraft joined Ssangyong exercise seeking to demonstrate joint sea, land and air capabilities

Shreyas Reddy March 29, 2023

US, ROK stage amphibious drills to show ‘decisive’ posture against North Korea

South Korean marines storm the beach during the Ssang Yong amphibious landing drills, March 29, 2023 | Image: NK News

U.S. and ROK troops carried out amphibious landing drills on South Korea’s east coast on Wednesday, as the allies ramp up joint exercises that they say seeks to ensure a “decisive combat” posture against North Korea’s military escalations.

The exercise featured around 30 allied vessels, including the USS Makin Island and ROKS Dokdo amphibious assault ships, and some 70 aircraft, including U.S. F-35B stealth fighters, Apache helicopters and ROK KF-16 and FA-50 jets.

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