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Defense News - South Korea |
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| Thursday, March 15, 2012, 08:33 PM | |||
| Joint live-fire drill for United States and South Korean army with artillery howitzer M109A6 and K-55 | |||
South
Korea and the United States on Thursday staged a joint live-fire drill
in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, as part of the annual Foal Eagle military
exercise. Some 100 South Korean and 200 U.S. soldiers took part in the
two-hour drill that involved K-55 self-propelled howitzers and M- 109A6
Paladin self-propelled howitzers. |
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 South Korean army K55 155mm self-propelled howitzer during live-fire drill |
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The
live-fire drill aimed at improving the capabilities of South Korean and
U.S. forces to carry out combined operations. A South Korean military officer told Yonhap news agency that the live-fire exercise was an opportunity to check the operation status of the two sides' equipment and exchange their military strategies. The live-fire drill was part of the annual Foal Eagle exercise that began on March 1 and runs through April 30. About 200,000 South Korean forces and 11,000 U.S. forces are participating in the Foal Eagle exercise that includes joint air, ground and naval training exercises. Another set of joint military exercises, called the Key Resolve, was conducted between Feb. 27 and March 9, mainly involving computer simulations. |
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 United States army M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzer in South Korea |
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