SEOUL, – South Korea and the United States have staged a combined multi-domain special operations exercise to enhance interoperability, the U.S. military said Wednesday, amid joint efforts to counter North Korean military threats.

The recent exercise involved U.S. Navy SEALs and South Korean troops from the Navy Special Warfare Flotilla and the Army Special Warfare Command, the U.S. Special Operations Command-Korea (SOCKOR) said on its Facebook page, without disclosing its location or date.

A South Korean Army official said the allies held the drills from Oct. 16-20, but declined to provide further details, citing operational security.

“The training took place in the maritime, air, and land domains, enhancing our interoperability and mission capabilities in diverse settings,” the U.S. unit said, adding that UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and a South Korean landing ship were mobilized.

The exercise came amid lingering tensions from North Korea’s continued saber-rattling this year, including its firing of two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea last month.

SOCKOR is a component command of U.S. Forces Korea, and is tasked with conducting special operations in the Korean theater of operations.

Source: Yonhap News Agency