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Col. Hank Dodge, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud and Area I commander, led his military and civilian staff on an officer professional development tour to the site of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's bold Incheon Landing. The Incheon Landing on Sept. 15, 1950 is typically credited with turning the Korean War in favor of the Allied forces. Republic of Korea Army Col. (Ret.) Yu Sang-shik, who was an 11 years old Incheon resident during the Incheon Landing, talked to the staff about the historical significance of the landing and his impressions of it as a child.
Incheon International Airport is truly a world class facility and they have some very unique features. The Cultural Zone on this occasion was featuring traditional Korean instruments playing everything from pop to Holiday favorites. In the past we've enjoyed arts and craft type events. A wonderful way to pass the time.
I visited my friend and we together first wandered through Chinatown, and then went to Freedom Park, home of a massive Douglas MacArthur monument; and later, we attended my friend's English debate club at Inha University. It meets every day - check it out!
INCHEON, Republic of Korea — A group of 40 Garrison leaders and key managers and Family Members took a cultural tour of Incheon Jan. 31 in a quarterly team-building exercise. Read more...
Saurav Ghosal of India, left, and Kuwait's Abdullah Al Muzayen compete during their men's singles squash final match at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Al Muzayen won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
INCHEON, Republic of Korea — A group of 40 Garrison leaders and key managers and Family Members took a cultural tour of Incheon Jan. 31 in a quarterly team-building exercise. Read more...
INCHEON, Republic of Korea — A group of 40 Garrison leaders and key managers and Family Members took a cultural tour of Incheon Jan. 31 in a quarterly team-building exercise. Read more...
Following the stunning success of the North Korean invasion of South Korea in the summer of 1950, United Nations forces were trapped in the southeast corner of the peninsula in an area known as the Pusan Perimeter. With the bulk of the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) engaged around Pusan, UN Supreme Commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur began advocating for a daring amphibious strike on the peninsula's west coast at Inchon. This he argued would catch the NKPA off guard, while landing UN troops close to the capital at Seoul and placing them in a position to cut the North Korean's supply lines.
Many were initially skeptical of MacArthur's plan as Inchon's harbor possessed a narrow approach channel, strong current, and wildly fluctuating tides. Also, the harbor was surrounded by easily defended seawalls. In presenting his plan, Operation Chromite, MacArthur cited these factors as reasons the NKPA would not anticipate an attack at Inchon. After finally winning approval from Washington, MacArthur selected the US Marines to lead the attack. Ravaged by post-World War II cutbacks, the Marines consolidated all available manpower and reactivated aging equipment to prepare for the landings.
INCHEON, Republic of Korea — A group of 40 Garrison leaders and key managers and Family Members took a cultural tour of Incheon Jan. 31 in a quarterly team-building exercise. Read more...