U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Brutal Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team and Republic of Korea Army soldiers, conduct Military Operations on Urban Terrain and Counter Weapons Mass Destruction training during Ulchi Freedom Shield, at the Urban and Counter Weapons Mass Destruction Operation Training Center in South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025.
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 threat. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Christal Lotarev)
INCHEON, South Korea – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, along with Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) soldiers, conducted Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) and Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) training Aug. 27 at the Urban and CWMD Operation Training Center as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025.
The U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army conducted combined ammunition supply training during Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 Aug. 25, 2025, reinforcing their ability to operate together under wartime conditions.
The U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army conducted combined ammunition supply training during Ulchi Freedom Shield 25 Aug. 25, 2025, reinforcing their ability to operate together under wartime conditions.
The KATUSA program integrates South Korean soldiers into U.S. Army units to strengthen military cooperation, enhance interoperability, and reinforce the U.S.-ROK alliance.
