US, ROK hold drills on combating North Korea’s ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats



News US, ROK hold drills on combating North Korea’s ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats Three-day exercise focused on detecting surprise attack and carrying out preemptive strikes, South Korean military says Joon Ha Park October 27, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK self-propelled howitzers participate in a large-scale artillery drill during the three-day Joint Ground-Based Firepower Exercise. \| Image: ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (Oct. 27, 2023) The South Korean army held large-scale military drills with the U.S. this week to enhance readiness against “North Korean ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats,” the ROK military announced. The three-day Joint Ground-Based Firepower Exercise ended Friday and saw a ROK-U.S. military task force train to detect and carry out preemptive strikes against surprise North Korean artillery attacks on the South Korean capital area, the ROK Army Ground Operations Command said in a press release. The final phase of the drills on Friday involved live-fire exercises with K-9 and K-55A1 self-propelled howitzers and was conducted on firing fields in Cheorwon and Yeoncheon in © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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US, ROK hold drills on combating North Korea’s ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats

Three-day exercise focused on detecting surprise attack and carrying out preemptive strikes, South Korean military says

Joon Ha Park October 27, 2023

US, ROK hold drills on combating North Korea’s ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats

ROK self-propelled howitzers participate in a large-scale artillery drill during the three-day Joint Ground-Based Firepower Exercise. | Image: ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (Oct. 27, 2023)

The South Korean army held large-scale military drills with the U.S. this week to enhance readiness against “North Korean ‘Hamas-like’ artillery threats,” the ROK military announced.

The three-day Joint Ground-Based Firepower Exercise ended Friday and saw a ROK-U.S. military task force train to detect and carry out preemptive strikes against surprise North Korean artillery attacks on the South Korean capital area, the ROK Army Ground Operations Command said in a press release.

The final phase of the drills on Friday involved live-fire exercises with K-9 and K-55A1 self-propelled howitzers and was conducted on firing fields in Cheorwon and Yeoncheon in

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