The Navy is conducting joint and combined maritime operations training from October 20 to 23 in the West Sea as part of the 2026 National Defense Training.
This training is aimed at enhancing the operational capabilities of the joint and combined maritime operations and establishing solid military preparedness. The Navy is participating in over twenty naval vessels, including the amphibious assault ship Seagull, the amphibious assault ship Kanggamchan, and the amphibious assault ship Eulji Moondeok, as well as the US Navy’s maritime surveillance aircraft and the US Air Force’s fighter jets.
The training force is conducting maritime operations, including maritime operations, artillery fire, maritime blockade operations, amphibious assault, and the Joint Maritime Special Forces Operation (MCSOF), to enhance its response capabilities to various enemy provocations.
Rear Admiral Jeong Seung-il, the commander of the 2nd Marine Combat Team, said, “This training is a practical movement exercise conducted by the soldiers to perfectly complete their assigned tasks in various combat situations,” and emphasized, “We will firmly maintain a military readiness posture so that we can.
