Overview
- The 2026 Combined Joint Sustainment Training ran July 13–16 and involved about 4,400 South Korean and U.S. service members with roughly 600 pieces of equipment.
- For the first time in nearly nine years the allies rehearsed a large over‑the‑shore logistics operation to move personnel and materiel from ship to beach when ports are unusable.
- The Dragon Lift medical event simulated mass‑casualty scenarios to exercise joint triage, helicopter and airlift evacuation, and shipboard trauma care using ROK and U.S. medical assets.
- Training included new measures to protect sustainment hubs from evolving threats such as hostile drones to keep supply lines and medical evacuations functioning under attack.
- Commanders said the exercise sharpened full‑domain sustainment across land, sea and air, reinforcing short‑notice readiness and the alliance’s ability to sustain combat forces in a high‑intensity contingency.