More than 50 people staged a sit-in in South Korea as trucks approached the former golf course that’s home to a U.S.-built and operated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.
By SLOBODAN LEKIC, JOHN VANDIVER AND KARIN ZEITVOGEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 2, 2021 Twelve service members died on overseas deployments to designated combat zones in Africa, Kosovo and the Arabian peninsula region, including waterways, in 2020. One other soldier was killed in a terrorist attack in Kenya, which is not a designated combat zone. The most deadly of the incidents was a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt in November, in which five American troops died and one was injured. The Americans were part of an international peacekeeping force that monitors compliance with the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace accord. Henry J. Mayfield Jr.
U.S. Army Brought in Soldiers from Germany to Test a New Anti-Aircraft System
To date the soldiers have been reportedly impressed with the system, and this includes not only the weapon platform but the vehicle, which has been described as bigger, stronger and a lot heavier making it more than up to the task.
Here s What You Need to Remember: It has also been noted that an entire unit was brought in from Germany to conduct the testing. The reasoning was that the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment has already been equipped with the Avenger system that the IM-SHORAD system will eventually replace. This allows for the soldiers who will use it to provide their feedback during the crucial testing period, while they ll also be trained and ready to use it when it is deployed.
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