North Korea has fired what appears to be another ballistic missile towards the open sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula this Wednesday, marking the country’s 14th round of weapon tests this year. The launch came as the South was preparing for their new president’s inauguration when the newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol […]
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North Korea Tests First ICBM Since 2017, Preparing for a “Long Confrontation” with US
In the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, North Korea has decided that it was time for them to share the limelight with Russia. Pyongyang has reportedly completed its first launch and testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) after a four-year moratorium that started last 2017. North Korean state media said that the launch […]
Photo of the day: Recon Marines prepare for extreme hike in South Korea
I remember going through the South Korean ROK Marine Mountain Warfare training center. Those ROK Marines were damn machines during the entire training course. I remember going up into the mountains one day, probably covering a few thousand feet in elevation, and they smoked us. Obviously, this is their backyard and they better be good […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: US, ROK Marines ruck over mountains
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, 42, SOUTH KOREA U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side from start to finish. The U.S. Marines are reconnaissance men with Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: ROK, US Marines Train for Winter Mountain Warfare
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kim Dong Jin, a Daegu, ROK, native, demonstrates ways to start a fire to U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive in the […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE specialist helps train during Pacific Thunder 2012
SOUTH KOREA U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, a 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, confirms his coordinates with his compass during combat skills training during Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012 near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 15, 2012. Pacific Thunder is an annual two-week exercise that involves the 33rd and 31st RQS from […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | SERE specialist helps train during Pacific Thunder 2012
SOUTH KOREA U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Colliton, Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape specialist from the 18th Operation Support Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, instructs U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley, a 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer, while performing combat survival training during Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012 near Osan Air Base, Republic […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Recon Marines prepare for extreme hike in South Korea
MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CAMP, SOUTH KOREA Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Goddard covers the rear of the group as Republic of Korea Marines try to use communication equipment before a simulated pre-dawn raid Jan. 22 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 14-3 near the Mountain Warfare Training Camp in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To prepare for the […]