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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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557 MP CO and ROKA Capital Corps Initiate MP Detention Operations
8th Army
March 12, 2026 | 0:41
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 557th Military Police Company work with the Republic of Korea Army Capital Corps on MP Detention Operations during Freedom Shield 26 on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 12, 2026. Freedom Shield's integration of the Republic of Korea and the United States forces in field exercises sharpens interoperability and joint problem-solving under realistic conditions. This training establishes new tactics, techniques, and procedures being used to transfer enemy prisoners of war from U.S. custody to the Republic of Korea. (U.S. photo by Spc. Jakaiyah Rumedon)
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