The Combined Forces Command said on Tuesday that it conducted a combined aerial resupply exercise to validate procedures for allied forces to cross-resupply one another with materiel.

Participants included the Army's Special Warfare Command, Capital Corps and 1st Logistics Support Command; the Air Force's Air Mobility and Reconnaissance Command and Logistics Command; and the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division. By varying drop altitudes and conducting day and night drops, the units worked to improve the survivability of transport aircraft in wartime and raise the rate at which ground forces recover airdropped supplies.

The exercise was designed around airdrops using the heavy-cargo Container Delivery System (CDS) and lightweight cargo bundles (BDL). The training is meant to ensure combined airlift forces can carry out aerial resupply when ground resupply to combat zones is limited.

On Monday, the first day of the exercise, South Korean and U.S. troops rigged cargo needed by frontline units, including combat rations, bottled water and medical supplies, with parachutes and shock-absorbing materials. They then moved the loads by road to an airfield.

On Tuesday, Air Force Logistics Command personnel loaded the inspected cargo onto transport aircraft, including MC-130Ks and CN-235s. South Korean and U.S. aircraft then took off and precisely dropped the loads on target points at the training range.

The Army Special Warfare Command conducted high-altitude precision airdrop training from more than 3,000 meters. The unit successfully guided global positioning system (GPS) cargo parachutes, which are equipped with GPS and guidance capabilities, to complete the training.

The Capital Corps, the 1st Logistics Support Command and the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division conducted tactical recovery training at various altitudes and in different operational environments, including day and night drops. They also practiced concealing and covering supplies and providing security.

Army Maj. Gen. Park Jin-won, chief of the Combined Forces Command's military staff, said that considering the changing battlefield environment, it plans to expand the scope of training through various methods, including transport drones.

The Combined Forces Command said on Tuesday that it conducted a combined aerial resupply e …

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