The United States and South Korea will conduct the largest joint live-fire exercises in their history between May 25 and June 15 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the alliance and the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Korean Armed Forces. from the south. , was announced this Sunday.
In a statement, the South Korean Defense Ministry indicated that the maneuvers will focus on the Soungjin firing range, 52 kilometers northwest of the capital, Seoul, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
These operations will use F-35A fighter jets, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, K2 tanks and Chunmoo missile launchers.
The last similar military exercises took place in 2017, when 48 US and South Korean units and more than 2,000 soldiers were deployed.
Source: TSF