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South Korea, U.S. to practice crippling North's nuclear command

South Korea and the United States plan to conduct drills to paralyze North Korea’s nuclear weapons command during their joint exercise in August, according to multiple military sources on Monday.

2024.4.2

Commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea Gen. Paul LaCamera speaks during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington on Wednesday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

USFK chief says U.S. should maintain 28,500 troops in Korea amid Trump fears

The commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) called for maintaining the American troop presence in South Korea at its current size as concerns grow that former President Donald Trump could slash the deployment if reelected.

2024.3.21

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Gen. Paul LaCamera leads a media tour of Command Post Theater Air Naval Ground Operations on Saturday. [JUN MIN-KYU]

USFK commander says U.S. commitment to Korea 'ironclad'

Gen. Paul LaCamera said it is essential that South Korean and U.S. forces continue joint training to maintain readiness "for any threat that may evolve" during an unprecedented media tour of CP Tango.

2024.3.13

U.S. military unveils top-secret, nuclear weapon-proof bunker

United States Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera, who called Command Post Theater Air Naval Ground Operations (CP Tango) the place “where the magic is made,” led a small group of invited journalists through the complex on Saturday.

2024.3.13

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in a photo released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency [YONHAP]

North Korea says nuclear status final and irreversible

North Korea's foreign minister said Friday that the regime's status as a nuclear-armed state is "final and irreversible," according to Pyongyang's state media on Friday.

2023.4.21

South Korean Marines take part in the ongoing South Korea-U.S. Ssangyong amphibious landing exercise on a beach in Pohang, North Gyeongsang on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

U.S. vows to ensure readiness against North's threats

The United States will continue to ensure its readiness to defend itself and regional allies against North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities, White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday (local time).

2023.3.29

Joo Il-seok, the Joint Chiefs of Staff director of defense readiness condition, shows a map displaying the location of anti-aircraft radar systems surrounding Seoul to lawmakers on the National Assembly’s Defense Committee in Yeouido, western Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

South and North violated armistice with December drone flights

The United Nations Command (UNC) announced Thursday that both Koreas violated the Korean War armistice by sending drones into each other’s territory last month.

2023.1.26

Retired Gen. Robert Abrams, former commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK), at a press conference at the USFK headquarters in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi in November 2020. [YONHAP]

Hints dropped that USFK might have to help defend Taiwan

U.S. military and diplomatic officials made remarks Monday implying that South Korea could be expected to work with the United States to support a defense of Taiwan in case of a conflict with China.

2022.9.27

Gen. Paul LaCamera salutes the U.S. flag during his swearing-in ceremony as United States Forces Korea (USFK) commander at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on July 2. [YONHAP]

Conflict over Taiwan could expand, says LaCamera

The commander of the U.S. military on the Korean Peninsula suggested at a virtual conference that a crisis over Taiwan could have wide-ranging consequences for his forces as well as South Korea's military.

2022.9.21

Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, center, makes his first visit to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, since he took office in May, accompanied by U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera, right. The USFK and the U.S.-led UN Command is headquartered at Camp Humphreys. [YONHAP]

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Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup makes his first visit to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, since he took office in May, accompanied by U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera.

2022.8.8