Cheonan

U.S. and Republic of Korea service members view the salvaged wreckage of ROK naval ship, Cheonan, at the ROK Navy 2nd Fleet Command at Pyeongtaek Navy Station, June 21, 2012. Forty-six Korean service members were killed, March 26, 2010, when a North Korean submarine sank the Cheonan with a torpedo. The detonation location was three meters to port from the center of the gas turbine room. The purpose of the tour is for ROK-US service members at Osan AB to acknowledge Korean security situations and strengthen the spirit of defending peace and liberty on the peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

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Cheonan

Service members from Team Osan are briefed about Republic of Korea naval ship Cheonan’s funnel at Pyeongtaek Navy Station, June 21, 2012. The Cheonan was sunk by a North Korean submarine March 26, 2010. On April 15, 2010, the stern of the Cheonan was recovered from the ocean floor, and the ship’s bow was recovered April 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

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Personal items from crew members killed in the March 26, 2010 attack on the Republic of Korea naval ship, Cheonan, are displayed in the West Sea Protection Hall at Pyeongtaek Naval Station, June 21, 2012. The Cheonan was conducting a routine patrol operation southwest of Baengnyeong-do when it was sunk by to a torpedo attack. Out of 104 Korean sailors aboard 46 were killed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

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Airman Thomas Gebbie, 607th Support Squadron communications apprentice, speaks with a Republic of Korea Navy seaman during a tour of the ROK naval ship Cheonan at Pyeongtaek Navy Station, June 21, 2012. Approximately 30 U.S and ROK service members were given a free tour hosted by the ROK Air Force Operation Command to acknowledge Korean Security situations. Forty-six Korean service members were killed after an attack by a North Korean submarine March 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)

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U.S, ROK service members visit Cheonan wreckage

Published June 24, 2012
By Senior Airman Michael Battles
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea service members view the salvaged wreckage of ROK naval ship, Cheonan, at the ROK Navy 2nd Fleet Command at Pyeongtaek Navy Station, June 21, 2012. Forty-six Korean service members were killed, March 26, 2010, when a North Korean submarine sank the Cheonan with a torpedo. The detonation location was three meters to port from the center of the gas turbine room. The purpose of the tour is for ROK-US service members at Osan AB to acknowledge Korean security situations and strengthen the spirit of defending peace and liberty on the peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Battles)