Special Operations Command Korea personnel participate in airborne proficiency training at a drop zone near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 23, 2019. (U.S. Air Force video by Capt. David J. Murphy)
It is cold, damp and overcast with two hours to go until push off. Soldiers take the time to eat lunch while they wait to have their feet checked by the medic. A K-tap and moleskin configuration is applied to every foot, preparing them for the final 40 miles of a 250 mile road march.
Special Operations Command Korea and Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command servicemembers participated in a combined “friendship” jump March 15. Approximately 30 SOCKOR servicemembers and 60 ROK SWC soldiers made the jump on a cool, sunny afternoon at the Misari Drop Zone located in an eastern suburb of Seoul.
