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Ulchi Freedom Shield

Ulchi Freedom Shield – 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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In the Studio: Six years as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton
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Sept. 14, 2022 | 2:37
U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Ken Cordier was an F-4 Phantom II pilot during the Vietnam War. He was shot down and spent over six years in the Hanoi Hilton as a prisoner of war. He shared his story in the AFN Kaiserslautern studio Sept. 14, 2022, prior to POW/MIA Recognition Day Sept. 16. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Philip Bryant)
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, demonstrate how to clear a stairway during military operations in urban terrain training during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 25.2 in Pocheon, South Korea, July 22, 2025. KMEP is conducted regularly between the ROK and U.S. Marine Corps to increase their combined capabilities through realistic training geared towards deterring threats and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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