South Korea US Strengthen Wartime Logistics Through Joint Aerial Drills

(MENAFN) South Korea and the United States carried out joint aerial resupply exercises Tuesday to improve their ability to deliver military equipment and supplies if ground transportation routes become unavailable during wartime, according to the allies' combined forces.

Organized by the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC), the drills focused on conducting rapid airborne logistics operations using military transport aircraft.

The exercise included parachute drops of heavy military equipment and lighter supplies from heights exceeding 3,000 meters (9,843 feet), with operations conducted around the clock under different conditions.

The CFC said the training was designed to enhance the ability of transport aircraft to survive in operational environments and improve the rate at which ground units successfully recover airdropped supplies.

Forces taking part included South Korea's Army Special Warfare Command, 1st Logistics Support Command and Air Force Air Mobility and Reconnaissance Command, as well as the South Korea-US Combined Division.

A CFC official said future exercises would be expanded to incorporate transport drones and additional equipment to address changing battlefield requirements.

South Korea and the US routinely conduct joint military training to strengthen coordination between their forces and maintain readiness against potential security challenges.

North Korea has repeatedly denounced these exercises, describing them as preparations for an invasion, while Seoul and Washington maintain that the drills are defensive.

The United States currently stations approximately 28,500 troops in South Korea as part of a longstanding bilateral defense alliance.

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