U.S. TACP Specialists and ROKAF First Joint Live-Fire Training of 2025

January 24, 2025 Hannah Sanchez US Air Force, US Air Force Special Operations, USAF Tactical Air Control Party 0

Stronger Together: U.S. and ROKAF conduct bilateral training — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Walter Frank, 607th Air Support Operations Group tactical air control party specialist, speaks to a Republic of Korea Air Force member during bilateral training at Pilsung Range in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea, Jan. 15, 2025. TACPs direct airstrikes and close air support from the ground using various methods of communication with the pilots in the air. This bilateral training ensures the strength needed to protect the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)

GANGWON PROVINCE, Republic of Korea — 7th Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force 11th Fighter Wing assets conduct bilateral training at Pilsung Range in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea, Jan. 15, 2025. The assets, including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-15K Slam Eagle and tactical air control party specialists, completed the first joint live-fire training of 2025. These tactical trainings help to ensure the readiness and combined strength necessary to protect the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)