US and South Korea conduct joint amphibious landing exercises
Navy and marine corps from the United States and South Korea on Monday, September 2, conducted joint amphibious landing drills off the coast of the eastern city of Pohang to strengthen their alliance’s combat readiness.
More than 40 amphibious assault vehicles, over 40 aircraft and 40 ships including South Korea’s large transport ships Dokdo and Marado, as well as the US amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, were mobilized in Exercise Ssang Yong 2024 from August 2 to September 7, the US military said.
South Korea and the United States have regularly conducted the Ssang Yong exercise since 2012 to enhance their defensive posture on the Korean Peninsula and improve naval and amphibious capabilities. The United Kingdom's Commando Force is also participating in the exercise for the second consecutive year, the military added.
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Navy and marine corps from the United States and South Korea on Monday, September 2, conducted joint amphibious landing drills off the coast of the eastern city of Pohang to strengthen their alliance’s combat readiness.
More than 40 amphibious assault vehicles, over 40 aircraft and 40 ships including South Korea’s large transport ships Dokdo and Marado, as well as the US amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, were mobilized in Exercise Ssang Yong 2024 from August 2 to September 7, the US military said.
South Korea and the United States have regularly conducted the Ssang Yong exercise since 2012 to enhance their defensive posture on the Korean Peninsula and improve naval and amphibious capabilities. The United Kingdom's Commando Force is also participating in the exercise for the second consecutive year, the military added.
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00:30Rehearsing these kinds of combined joint forcible entry operations with an amphibious landing
00:44then following operations ashore is very important because of how complex they are.
00:51The defense of the Korean peninsula depends on our ROK and U.S. forces continuously working
00:58together shoulder-to-shoulder including during this and future SsangYong exercises.
01:28This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.
01:34This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.
01:40This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.
01:46This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.
01:53This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.
01:59This is the first time I've seen an amphibious landing with an amphibious landing gear.