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.