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Article: Unlocking South Korea's secrets.(Airman Notebook)
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- May 1, 2004
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Before this latest trip, the last time I saw South Korea was through a filthy gas mask lens. It was the opposite of looking through rose-colored glasses. Everything had a foggy, scratchy feel to it. During the decade I was in the Pacific Air Forces, I deployed three times to South Korea for Foal Eagle exercises. Usually it was to a remote location. Usually it meant wearing a gas mask, rubber boots and a chem suit. The work days were long, and time off was nonexistent.
For Master Sgt. Val Gempis, the photojournalist who accompanied me, the trip triggered memories of an annual exercise called Team Spirit.
"About half a million troops use to converge there, ...