Eighth Army participates in exercise in South Korea

Courtesy Photo | Eighth Army participated in exercise Warpath III from Dec. 7 - 15 in Korea to hone its ability to command combat operations. Photo credit: Sgt. Park Young-ho, Eighth Army Public Affairs.  

26, SOUTH KOREA

12.13.2013

Story by Walter Ham  

8th Army

YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea - Eighth Army participated in exercise Warpath III here from Dec. 7 - 15 to hone its ability to command combat operations.

The annual command post exercise keeps Eighth Army and its main ground maneuver formation, 2nd Infantry Division, ready to deter aggression on the Korean Peninsula and maintain stability in the Asia Pacific region.

Defensive in nature, Warpath III was a computer-simulation exercise that involved more than 5,000 American and South Korean troops from both on and off the Korean Peninsula.

Eighth Army and its major subordinate commands are the only U.S. Army formations that train for real world missions within enemy artillery range.

Headquartered at Camp Red Cloud, the 2nd Infantry Division is the only permanently forward deployed combat division in the U.S. Army.

• Date Taken: 12.13.2013
• Date Posted: 12.13.2013 04:44
• Story ID: 118175
• Location: 26, KR