[Yang Nak-gyu's Defence photo] Marine Corps Amphibious Landing Exercise Revealed After 4 Years

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula due to North Korea's successive provocations and the possibility of a 7th nuclear test, a large-scale joint amphibious landing exercise was conducted in the Pohang area of Gyeongbuk Province. This marks the first time in four years since the 2018 Ssangryong Exercise that training scenes have been made public.

As part of the '2022 Defense Training,' the exercise held around Songra-myeon, Buk-gu, Pohang, focused on enhancing the combat mission capabilities of the landing forces and was conducted in a realistic manner.

Approximately 6,000 personnel from the Navy and Marine Corps, around 40 Landing Assault Armored Vehicles (KAAV), about 10 vessels including the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship (LPH), Ilchulbong-class landing ship tank (LST-II), and air-cushion landing craft (LSF-II), as well as around 50 aircraft including transport planes (C-130), amphibious assault helicopters (MUH-1), and transport helicopters (CH-47, UH-60) were deployed in this exercise.

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