U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 814th Multi-Role Bridging Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, crosses the Namhan River in a Stryker vehicle on a completed Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) during a wet-gap crossing training exercise during Ulchi Freedom Shield in Yeoju-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025. The IRB allows forces to maneuver across rivers, lakes, or other water obstacles.
Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Sparks)
| Date Taken: | 08.27.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2025 22:04 |
| Photo ID: | 9281956 |
| VIRIN: | 250827-A-BU072-7391 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 933.36 KB |
| Location: | KR |
| Web Views: | 19 |
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