Korean, U.S. armies to enhance combat casualty care through new training agreement
Published: 30 Apr. 2026, 19:27
![Leaders of the 65th Medical Brigade and Republic of Korea Army NCO Academy pose for a photo at the academy in Iksan, North Jeolla, on April 27. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/04/30/fcdb8a96-0d4d-468a-a913-2b427c75bef3.jpg)
Leaders of the 65th Medical Brigade and Republic of Korea Army NCO Academy pose for a photo at the academy in Iksan, North Jeolla, on April 27. [YONHAP]
The Korean and U.S. armies have signed an agreement to strengthen combat casualty care and conduct joint medical training to improve interoperability under wartime conditions, the Eighth Army said Thursday.
The Korean Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy and the U.S. Army's 65th Medical Brigade signed a memorandum of agreement on the partnership on Monday, the U.S. 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 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 Korean Army will offer instructions to U.S. personnel on tactical drone employment, reflecting broader efforts to incorporate battlefield technologies into combined training.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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