The Army Special Warfare Command (ROKA) announced on the 28th that it conducted a joint U.S.-Korea maritime infiltration training from the 25th to the 27th at the coastal training area on Anmyeon Island, Chungnam.
This training, conducted as part of the joint U.S.-Korea exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS), focused on enhancing the tactical doctrine and interoperability between the two nations.
About 40 soldiers from the Special Warfare Command's returning unit and the U.S. 7th Air Force's 604th Air Support Operations Squadron participated in this training.
U.S. air assets were also deployed. Two F-16 fighter jets from the 51st Fighter Wing of the U.S. 7th Air Force and two UH-60 helicopters from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade of the ROK-U.S. Combined Division were involved.
The training began as a ROKA joint fire observer and a U.S. joint terminal attack controller guided air fire on enemy facilities in the landing area.
As the conditions for entry into the landing area were established by the attack from a U.S. F-16 fighter jet, special forces personnel aboard a U.S. UH-60 helicopter moved swiftly to the nearby sea.
The special forces personnel who exited the helicopter maneuvered stealthily about 15 km to the landing area using high-speed rubber boats. They then transmitted target information for air guidance regarding targets identified through special reconnaissance.
Soon after receiving the information, a U.S. F-16 fighter successfully eliminated the final target with air power. Following this, the special forces personnel exited the operational area by helicopter, concluding all training.
A ROKA official noted, "We plan to enhance the interoperability of the ROK-U.S. alliance through realistic joint training in various locations, strengthening our joint special operations capability."