U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Loreto, Air Force Civil Engineer Center contingency instructor, explains a runway repair process to Republic of Korea Airmen during a bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The bilateral training exercise enhanced interoperability and built partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Curt Beach

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