U.S. Army Warrant Officer Jose Rodriguez, a petroleum systems technician assigned to 194th Division Sustainment Support Brigade, Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, starts up a water pump near Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 18, 2026. Champion Brigade Soldiers joined with the Republic of Korea Army to train on converting U.S. fuel to compatibility with ROKA vehicles and purifying natural sources of water, reinforcing interoperability between the two armies.
Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK and the United States from any threat or adversary. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Kelly Svarstad)
| Date Taken: | 03.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2026 04:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9575247 |
| VIRIN: | 260318-A-UJ317-1004 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1365 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | YEONCHEON, KR |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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