The Army is now issuing to Soldiers the more robust, more streamlined “Individual First Aid Kit II” as replacement for the older kit which was built inside an ammunition pouch for a Squad Automatic Weapon. The IFAK II contains the entire supplies of the old kit, with the addition of a second tourniquet, a tactical combat casualty card to annotate what sort of first aid was applied to a wounded Soldier, a marker, an eye fixed shield, a rubber seal with a valve for sucking chest wounds, and a strap cutter. The kit fits inside a custom pouch that may... Read More »

The Ministry of National Defense launched a job force Wednesday to take charge of the F-X III project to buy 60 fighter jets amid growing concerns over a scarcity of aircraft inside the coming years. The move came in the future after Korea decided to reject Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle (SE) as a result of its loss of full stealth capability. The third phase of the F-X program is aimed toward replacing the Air Force’s aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s. The team, divided into four subcommittees, is led by Lee Yong-dae, deputy minister on the office of force and... Read More »

“Marching to the beat of 1 drum.” The right term to explain the performance of U.S. and Republic of Korea Army Soldiers, as these “Band of Brothers” trained to enhance our readiness while working in unison. Soldiers assigned to the first Battalion, 72nd Army Regiment, and the 501st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, high-yield Explosives, or CBRNE, Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, either one of the first Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, collectively aided the Republic of Korea Army’s 2nd Battalion, 100th Infantry Regiment, 17th Division, during a combined keep fit exercise, Nov. 15, 2013, at Rodriguez Live Fire Range... Read More »

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a likely Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for CH-47D Model Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $151 million. The Republic of Korea has requested a potential sale of: 14 CH-47D Model Aircraft to incorporate T55-GA-714A Engines, 2 per aircraft (14 ac x 2=28 engines) 5 T55-GA-714A Turbine for use as spares. 16 AN/ARC-220 HF Radios 32 AN/ARC-186 VHF AM/FM Radios 16 AN/ARN 123 VOR ILS Marker Beacons 14 AN/ARN-154(V) Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) System 16 AN/ARC-201D or AN/ARC-201E VHF FM... Read More »