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Canceled Joint Exercise Has Hurt Readiness, Says Nominee to Lead US Forces Korea

Canceled Joint Exercise Has Hurt Readiness, Says Nominee to Lead US Forces Korea
Marines from South Korea, Thailand and the United States set up their assault amphibious vehicles for a group photo at Hat Yao Beach, Rayong province, Thailand, after coming ashore from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Feb. 17, 2018. The Marines participated in an amphibious assault in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Cobra Gold is one of the largest exercises in the Indo-Pacific region and improves the capabilities of participating nations in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Lee Brown)

U.S. forces and allies stationed along the Korean peninsula have suffered a “slight degradation in readiness” following the cancellation of a major joint exercise in August, the nominee for the post of U.S. Forces Korea commander said Tuesday.“There was certainly degradation to the readiness of … the combined forces” as a result of the suspended exercise, Army Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general of U.S. Army Command Forces, said during his nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC).The exercise,…

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