Politics · South Korea · 7 hrs ago
South Korean and US troops hold joint aerial resupply exercise
South Korean and US troops held a joint aerial resupply exercise on Nov.
10.
It involved South Korea’s Special Warfare Command, Capital Corps and Air Force logistics command, alongside the US 2nd Infantry Division and the US-South Korea Combined Division.
They loaded food, water and medical supplies onto South Korean Air Force MC-130K and CN-235 transport aircraft for delivery to forward units.
South Korean special forces practiced precision drops from above 3,000 metres using GPS-guided cargo parachutes, while other troops practiced concealing, guarding and recovering supplies.
Day and night drops tested delivery in varied conditions, including at different altitudes.
A Combined Forces Command official said future exercises will expand to include transport drones as battlefield conditions change.
South Korean and US troops held a joint aerial resupply exercise on Nov. 10, Yonhap reported.
The exercise tested cross-supply of supplies between the South Korean and US forces in varied operational conditions.
Troops loaded food, drinking water and medical supplies onto South Korean Air Force MC-130K and CN-235 transport aircraft.
South Korea’s Special Warfare Command conducted precision drops from altitudes above 3,000 meters, while other units practiced tactical recovery.
The Combined Forces Command said it plans to expand future training to include transport drones and other means.
- Who
- South Korean and US service members, including South Korea’s Special Warfare Command and Capital Corps, the South Korean Air Force Logistics Command, and the US 2nd Division and US-ROK Combined Division.
- What
- They held a joint aerial resupply exercise involving supply drops and tactical recovery.
- When
- Nov. 10, 2026, according to the article.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- To practice cross-supplying supplies between the South Korean and US forces in varied operational conditions.
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- Exercise date
- Nov. 10, 2026
- Precision drop altitude
- Above 3,000 meters
- South Korean transport aircraft
- MC-130K and CN-235
- Supplies
- Combat rations, drinking water and medical supplies
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What people are saying
This time we conducted aerial resupply training using transport aircraft, but in the future we will expand the scope of training by using various transport methods, such as transport drones, in consideration of the changing battlefield environment.