▲ Leaders of the 65th Medical Brigade and the South Korean Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy pose for a photo at the academy in Iksan, some 170 kilometers south of Seoul, on April 27, 2026, in this photo from the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

S Korea-US-military training

S. Korean, U.S. forces sign MOU on joint medical training

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean and U.S. Armies have signed an agreement to strengthen combat casualty care and conduct joint medical training aimed at improving interoperability in wartime conditions, the Eighth Army said Thursday.

The South Korean Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy and the U.S. Army's 65th Medical Brigade signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) on the partnership Monday, the Eighth Army said on its website.

Under the partnership, the U.S. medical brigade will support instructor courses on tactical combat casualty care and share operational experience with South Korean forces.

The agreement also includes semiannual joint medical training events centered on casualty evaluation procedures, battlefield trauma management and integrated medical operations, it noted.

The South Korean Army will offer instructions to U.S. personnel on tactical drone employment, reflecting broader efforts to incorporate battlefield technologies into combined training.

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