U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, fire a rocket from a M270A1 Multi Launch Rocket System as part of Freedom Shield 2026 at Rocket Valley, South Korea, March 17, 2026. Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK and the United States from any threat or adversary. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Rylee Hatcher)