S. Korea, U.S. stage joint logistics drills

SEOUL, South Korea and the United States kicked off joint drills aimed at strengthening their combined logistics capabilities earlier this week, Seoul's military said Tuesday. The five-day combined distribution exercise got under way Monday in multiple locations across the country, including Pocheon, 52 kilometers northeast of Seoul, joined by some 2,000 South Korean and U.S. troops, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The exercise is designed to train troops on procedures to distribute supplies, personnel and equipment to combat units within the peninsula. The latest drills mobilized some 500 pieces of equipment, including tanks, aircraft, warships and civilian cargo ships. While previous combined distribution exercises took place on a limited scale in southern areas, this year's drills will train troops in actual operational areas in an effort to maintain their combat capabilities, the JCS said. Source: Yonhap News Agency