amphibious landing exercise

South Korea Launches Weeklong Amphibious Landing Exercise in Pohang with 3,200 Troops

South Korea's Navy and Marine Corps began a weeklong amphibious landing exercise in Pohang, 270km southeast of Seoul, deploying about 3,200 troops through Thursday. The drills feature the 'decisive action' phase with amphibious assault exercises involving landing ships, transport aircraft, helicopters, KF-16 fighter jets, P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft, and some 20 naval vessels including the ROKS Marado amphibious assault ship. For the first time, a New Zealand army platoon is training alongside South Korean Marine troops, while a U.S. 7th Fleet team also participates.