Video by Spc. Luciano Alcala | 8th Army | 09.22.2025
Eighth Army continues its Week of the NCO by commemorating Kim Jong-Wook, a former Korean Augmentation to The U.S. Army Soldier (KATUSA) with the 2nd Infantry Division. Kim, as the chairman of the Korean Defense Veterans Association, has led key initiatives fortifying ROK-U.S. ties, such as organizing the KATUSA Verbal Wall of Remembrance Ceremony in 2016 in Washington, D.C....
Video by Pfc. Michelle Lessard-Terry | 8th Army | 08.26.2025
Former Korea Augmentation to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) soldiers participate in an annual KATUSA Mobilization Exercise at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Aug. 18-22, 2025. The MOBEX is to provide former KATUSAs, who are now in an inactive reserve status, their mandatory annual training. For a week, the KATUSAs go through basic marksmanship training, first aid, military policy and chemical,......
Video by Cpl. Jun Seo Lee | Media Bureau Korea (AFN Pacific) | 06.10.2025
Soldiers from the Korean Augmentation of the United States Army and U.S. Army experience KATUSA Friendship Week at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 9-13, 2025. KATUSA Friendship Week is an annual event celebrating the unique relationship Eighth Army has with its Republic of Korea Army allies. Soldiers competed in multiple sporting events such as volleyball, and Ssireum, which is a Korean......
Video by Cpl. Jun Seo Lee | Media Bureau Korea (AFN Pacific) | 06.10.2025
Soldiers from the Korean Augmentation of the United States Army and U.S. Army experience KATUSA Friendship Week at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 9-13, 2025. KATUSA Friendship Week is an annual event celebrating the unique relationship Eighth Army has with its Republic of Korea Army allies. Soldiers competed in multiple sporting events such as volleyball, basketball, flag football, and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Cornelius McLean | 8th Army | 06.10.2025
Scenes from a Korean culture festival at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 10, 2025. U.S. Soldier-KATUSA Friendship Week is an annual celebration of the KATUSA Soldier Program and the alliance between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Army. Korean Augmentation to The U.S. Army soldiers have been serving side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers since the start of the Korean War. Today, they continue......
Video by Staff Sgt. Cornelius McLean | 8th Army | 06.10.2025
Scenes from a Korean culture festival at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 10, 2025. U.S. Soldier-KATUSA Friendship Week is an annual celebration of the KATUSA Soldier Program and the alliance between the Republic of Korea and U.S. Army. Korean Augmentation to The U.S. Army soldiers have been serving side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers since the start of the Korean War. Today, they continue......
Video by Staff Sgt. Cornelius McLean | 8th Army | 06.08.2025
U.S. Army Chinooks and Black Hawk helicopters flyover Camp Humphreys, South Korea, as Soldiers and KATUSAs (Korean Augmentation to The U.S. Army) soldiers throughout Eighth Army participate in the "Run Across The Peninsula" event to kickoff U.S. Soldier-KATUSA Friendship Week at Camp, June 6, 2025. The run signals the start of the annual celebration of the KATUSA Soldier program and the......
Video by Pfc. Jun Seo Lee | Media Bureau Korea (AFN Pacific) | 05.14.2025
Korean Augmentation of the United States Army (KATUSA) trainees experience three weeks of basic training at Wightman Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA), Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 15-June 3, 2025. During their training, also referred to as KATUSA Training Academy (KTA), the trainees go through a series of events including Warrior Task Training (WTT), English Language Training (ELT),......
