US-ROK forces hold air assault training as North Korea continues to slam drills



News US-ROK forces hold air assault training as North Korea continues to slam drills Joint exercise for Freedom Shield aims to enhance combined operations, as ROK navy trains to intercept WMD shipments Joon Ha Park March 11, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Special forces operators from the ROK navy Special Warfare Flotilla conduct a boarding and search operation on the Gwangju-class frigate during WMD interdiction drills on March 11, 2025. \| Image: ROK Navy U.S. and South Korean forces held joint air assault training on Tuesday as part of spring exercises on countering North Korean threats, while the ROK navy practiced intercepting weapons of mass destruction. The ROK army conducted a joint air assault training with the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-U.S. Combined Division on Tuesday as part of the annual Freedom Shield exercises aimed at enhancing combined readiness for North Korean threats. U.S. and South Korean forces held joint air assault training on Tuesday as part of spring exercises on countering North Korean threats, while the ROK navy practiced intercepting weapons of mass destruction. The ROK army conducted a joint air assault training with the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-U.S. Combined Division on Tuesday as part of the annual Freedom Shield exercises aimed at enhancing combined readiness for North Korean threats. 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

News

US-ROK forces hold air assault training as North Korea continues to slam drills

Joint exercise for Freedom Shield aims to enhance combined operations, as ROK navy trains to intercept WMD shipments

Joon Ha Park March 11, 2025

US-ROK forces hold air assault training as North Korea continues to slam drills

Special forces operators from the ROK navy Special Warfare Flotilla conduct a boarding and search operation on the Gwangju-class frigate during WMD interdiction drills on March 11, 2025. | Image: ROK Navy

U.S. and South Korean forces held joint air assault training on Tuesday as part of spring exercises on countering North Korean threats, while the ROK navy practiced intercepting weapons of mass destruction.

The ROK army conducted a joint air assault training with the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-U.S. Combined Division on Tuesday as part of the annual Freedom Shield exercises aimed at enhancing combined readiness for North Korean threats.

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.

US-ROK forces hold air assault training as North Korea continues to slam drills

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Joon Ha Park

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –