UFS/TIGER training site unfolding in the sweltering heat[원대연의 잡학사진]

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Soldiers from both Korea and the US participating in the ‘ROK-US Combined Small Unit Live-Fire Mobile Training’ are sweating in the midsummer heat. This training was part of the 24th UFS/TIGER, and soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade, ROK Army, and the Thunderbolt Battalion, 1st Armored Division, US Army participated, and it was held for six days from the 9th to the 14th at the Seungjin Training Center in Pocheon.

ROK-US soldiers participating in the ‘ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training’ disembark from armored vehicles and attack to secure and neutralize enemy trenches and bunkers. Photo courtesy of the Army

‘UFS/TIGER training’ is the general term for the outdoor mobility training conducted by the ROK and US armies during the ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS)’ joint military exercise involving the ROK and US militaries. The 2024 UFS training is scheduled to take place from the 19th to the 29th.

UFS/TIGER training site unfolding in the sweltering heat[원대연의 잡학사진]

The K200A1 armored vehicle and Bradley armored vehicle participating in the ‘ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training’ are moving toward the target high ground under a smoke screen.
ROK-US soldiers participating in the 'ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training' disembark from armored vehicles and attack to secure and neutralize enemy trenches and bunkers. Photo courtesy of the Army

ROK-US soldiers participating in the ‘ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training’ disembark from armored vehicles and attack to secure and neutralize enemy trenches and bunkers. Photo courtesy of the Army

A K200A1 armored vehicle participating in the 'ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training' is moving toward the target area. Photo courtesy of the Army

A K200A1 armored vehicle participating in the ‘ROK-US joint small unit live-fire mobile training’ is moving toward the target area. Photo courtesy of the Army

In this training, which was conducted to verify the interoperability of command and control, mobility, and firepower assets between the ROK and US militaries by forming a combined arms combat group, and to strengthen the ability to conduct small-unit combined operations, the ROK and US soldiers organized into a combined combat group mastered the methods of conducting small-unit combined combat to neutralize the enemy and secure objectives through rapid maneuver and fire in various situations through highly realistic training such as ‘occupying assembly points and destroying enemy armored units with Apache air support,’ ‘overcoming complex obstacle areas under smoke screens,’ ‘fire support from K200A1 armored vehicles and Bradley armored vehicles,’ ‘dismounted infantry deployment and destroying enemy trenches and bunkers,’ and ‘suppressive fire from 120mm mortars.’

A US Bradley armored vehicle participating in the 'ROK-US joint small unit live-fire maneuver training' is firing at a target. Photo courtesy of the Army

A US Bradley armored vehicle participating in the ‘ROK-US joint small unit live-fire maneuver training’ is firing at a target. Photo courtesy of the Army

‘The Thunderbolt Battalion of the 1st Armored Division of the US Army, which participated in the training, is one of the reinforcement forces in the US mainland, and was deployed to the Korean Peninsula from Fort Bliss, Texas, in late last month and is currently performing a rapid response mission. The 1st Armored Division of the US Army is the first armored division of the US Army and has participated in World War II, the Iraq War, and the Afghanistan War.

Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army arrive at Osan Air Base, South Korea, on the 24th of last month. Photo courtesy of the 8th Army

Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army arrive at Osan Air Base, South Korea, on the 24th of last month. Photo courtesy of the 8th Army
U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, who arrived in Korea, are conducting a preliminary inspection of the M1A2 Abrams on the 26th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army

U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, who arrived in Korea, are conducting a preliminary inspection of the M1A2 Abrams on the 26th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army
U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, who arrived in Korea, are conducting a preliminary inspection of the M1A2 Abrams on the 26th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army

U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, who arrived in Korea, are conducting a preliminary inspection of the M1A2 Abrams on the 26th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army
The M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer belonging to the 1st Armored Division of the US Army, which arrived in Korea on the 28th of last month, is moving to the training area. Photo courtesy of the 8th US Army

The M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer belonging to the 1st Armored Division of the US Army, which arrived in Korea on the 28th of last month, is moving to the training area. Photo courtesy of the 8th US Army

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army load an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle onto a rail cart to move to a training area on the 28th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army load an M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle onto a rail cart to move to a training area on the 28th of last month. Photo courtesy of the U.S. 8th Army

The Army announced that it plans to continue to expand joint training to cultivate the ability to conduct offensive joint operations and to enhance combat capabilities by strengthening live-fire and real-world maneuver training.

Reporter Won Dae-yeon [email protected]

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2024-08-16 06:04:39

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