MAJOR GROUND FORCES EXERCISE PYONGCHON TRAINING AREA, NORTH KOREA

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• Document Release Date: July 16, 2010
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• Publication Date: March 21, 1985
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MAJOR GROUND FORCES EXERCISE
PYCNGCHON TRAINING AREA, NORTH KOREA
NPIC/PEG (3/85)
3 PART GRAPHIC
1. SIGNIFICANCE: A MAJOR TRAINING EXERCISE IS IN PROGRESS IN THIS
TRAINING AREA 24 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE,
INCLUDING ELEMENTS CF ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION (BN),
ONE TANK BN, THREE SELF-PROPELLED GUN BN, ONE SELF-PROPELLED
GUN BATTERY (BTRY), ONE MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER BN, ONE
POSSIBLE MORTAR/ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BTRY, AND NUMEROUS
SUPPORT VEHICLES, ARE IN AN ATTACK FORMATION. CAMOUFLAGE
ACTIVITY INVOLVING THE USE OF VEGETATION AND NETTING IS ALSO
OBSERVED. (SWN)
ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY COMPANY AND ONE TANK COMPANY (GRAPHIC
1) ARE NEAR 38-04N 126-11E. ONE SELF-PROPELLED GUN BN IS NEAR
38-02N 126-10L, AND A SECOND SELF-PROPELLED GUN BN (GRAPHIC 2)
IS DEPLOYED NEAR 38-06N 126-11E. THE THIRD SELF-PROPELLED GUN
BN, ONE ADDITIONAL SELF-PROPELLED GUN BTRY, AND THE POSSIBLE
MORTAR/ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BTRY ARE DEPLOYED NEAR
38-03N 126-05E. ONE MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER BN AND AT LEAST
21 CAMOUFLAGED VEHICLES (GRAPHIC 3) ARE DEPLOYED NEAR
38-05N 126-11E. ALSO, A CONVOY OF 21 CARGO TRUCKS IS HEADING
SOUTH ALONG A ROAD NEAR 38-O1N 126-13E. (SWN)
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS BRIGADE HAS TRAINED SINCE IT
REDEPLOYED TO THE KGLMAL AREA IN LATE 1984. THE TRAINING
EXERCISE IS NORMAL WINTER CYCLE TRAINING ACTIVITY WHICH
COINCIDES WITH THE JOINT UNITED STATES/SOUTH KOREAN EXERCISE
"TEAM SPIRIT 85." (SWN)
COORDINATES 38-05-OON 126-11-OOE (C)
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