South Korea Rotational Deployment US 'Ready First Brigade' Underground Tunnel Search and Occupation Training
It has been confirmed that soldiers from the 'Ready First Brigade,' recently rotationally deployed to the US Forces Korea, conducted special training to search and occupy underground tunnels.
The 2nd Infantry Division of the US Forces Korea posted photos on their Twitter account on the 24th showing soldiers equipped with special gas masks, protective suits, and oxygen tanks, armed with rifles and other personal weapons, training in underground tunnels at an undisclosed location in South Korea.
This training appears to be aimed at mastering procedures to locate enemy command posts concealed in underground bunkers and to seize command and control facilities, as well as nuclear and missile facilities, in case of emergency.
The 2nd Division released the training footage but did not disclose the training location, specific content, or objectives, only stating that "Ready First soldiers conducted training in underground facilities."
The Ready First soldiers refer to those belonging to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team under the US 1st Armored Division.
The Ready First Brigade is the nickname for the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the US Army's 1st Armored Division, which was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and has been rotationally deployed to South Korea since the end of February.
The Ready First Brigade's underground tunnel search and occupation training took place just before North Korea held a large-scale military parade at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the so-called 'Anti-Japanese Partisan' forces.
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There is speculation that North Korea's parade was taken into account when scheduling the training. During the parade, North Korea showcased its military power by mobilizing all types of nuclear delivery systems, from tactical guided missiles aimed at the South to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of striking the US mainland.
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