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Freedom Shield

An exercise set to reflect the Korea Theater of Operations – a combined, joint, all-domain, and interagency operating environment. This annual exercise aims to build understanding between Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, the United Nations Command, and ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), ensuring their ability to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance Alliance response capabilities against a spectrum of security threats. It will feature live, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from the various military services.

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Video by Sgt. Alexander Knight
Combined Air Assault 2-3 SBCT and ROK 1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division
March 11, 2025 | 1:51
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA- Republic of Korea and U.S. troops held a joint air assault drill March 11, 2025 at Twin Bridge Training Complex near Paju, South Korea.

About 400 troops from ROK 1st Infantry Division and the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment took part in the combined exercise led by South Korean forces in Paju.

The training involved ROK and U.S. forces air assaulting into the Twin Bridge Training Complex and establishing a control base to secure the landing zone. After which the combined forces synchronized their communications and conducted movement towards their combined objectives.
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