YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea –
American Soldiers who specialize in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear
and explosive hazards joined forces with South Korean troops during Exercise Key
Resolve in South Korea.
Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) built on their long-established
relationship with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Chemical, Biological and
Radiological Defense Command during the annual exercise.
Defensive in
nature, Exercise Key Resolve was conducted from March 2 - 12 to keep American
and South Korean forces ready to maintain security on the Korean Peninsula and
stability in Northeast Asia.
In support of the 20th CBRNE Command's
regional alignment efforts, the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 71st Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Group trained with the 2nd Infantry Division during the
exercise. Personnel from the 20th CBRNE Command Headquarters trained with Eighth
Army, the U.S. Army's top operational command in Korea.
A one-of-a-kind
formation that serves with allied, interagency and joint partners around the
world, the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland-based 20th CBRNE Command deploys
for exercises in South Korea.
Soldiers from 20th CBRNE also trained with
South Korean CBR troops at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin,
California, during Exercise Atropian Phoenix in June 2014.
Col. Rich
Schueneman, the 20th CBRNE Command chief of staff, said the allies forged an
even stronger relationship during the two-week exercise.
"Our
partnership with the ROK CBR Defense Command is an example of the strength of
the U.S.-South Korea Alliance," said Schueneman, a Bristol, Indiana native, who
served in the 1-72nd Armor Battalion in South Korea in mid-1990s.