An artillery battalion under Utah State defense forces, together with south Korean troops, took part in the drill in place of the U.S. forces in south Korea.

The shelling drill was pursuant to the "OPLAN 5027" the keynote of which is to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK after hurling huge forces into the Korean Peninsula from the U.S. mainland.

This was evidenced by the fact that an officer of the south Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command asserted the shelling drill was aimed to examine the operation plan focusing on sending U.S. forces in mainland to the Korean Peninsula in case of emergency.

On the same day, the warmongers conducted joint aerial military drill in the sky over the West Sea of Korea.

The commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force and Chairman of the south Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Jong Sung Jo separately boarded fighters, stirring up war atmosphere.

Jong, a traitor to the nation, let loose a vituperation about provocation from someone and striking the origin of provocation and supporting forces.

Their racket for a war against the DPRK has reached more reckless phase.