ROK Army Sends Battalion to the US
This is actually a good precedent, which more US allies should take advantage of:
For the first time, an entire South Korean military unit is being sent to the United States for a training exercise, Ministry of National Defense officials confirmed Thursday.
South Korea’s 24th Forces Chemical Battalion is headed to Maryland to train with the U.S. Army on eliminating weapons of mass destruction, MND spokesman Maj. Joo Myoung-soo confirmed Thursday.
Joo discounted local media reports claiming the training was connected to heightened tensions with North Korea following recent missile tests.
He said this type of training has been conducted several times, though it¿s the first time an entire unit is headed to the States. The goal is to exchange education and training programs between the allies, he said.
The US has great training facilities and US allies should take advantage of every opportunity to train with US forces that they can get. Imagine going to the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, CA for example and your unit having to do link up and integration with a US allied military into your units war plan. That is great training in itself much less the world class tactical training that training centers like the NTC specialize in.
