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Polish President visits JSA
October 23, 2013 — President Bronisław Komorowski of Poland and his wife Anna Dembrowskavisited the Joint Security Area and met with United Nations CommandMilitary Armistice Commission and Neutral Nations Supervisory... MORE

General Scaparrotti visits Paengyong Island
October 18, 2013 — Republic of Korea Marines brief Gen. Curtis M. Scaparotti, commander,United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States ForcesKorea, from an overlook during a visit to the island Oct... MORE

2ID Welcomes New Aviation Squadron
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Battle of Ganjal: Army's first officer to receive Medal of Honor from OIF/OEF recounts ambush
October 15, 2013 — Just before dawn Sept. 8, 2009 and under a full moon, Capt. WilliamD. Swenson and a contingent of Afghan forces made their way slowly onfoot, crunching the gravel under their boots through a mountain... MORE

Korean National Defense University hosts first combined training course
October 15, 2013 — TheKorean National Defense University welcomed American military officersto its first combined training course here in September. The week-long Combined Operations Training Course brought... MORE

USS Cowpens rescues injured mariners at sea
October 10, 2013 — Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63)responded to a distress call Oct. 8 and rescued two injured civilianmariners off the southwest coast of the Republic of Korea. At... MORE

USFK passes the sword
October 8, 2013 — The senior enlisted leader of United Nations Command, Combined ForcesCommand and U.S. Forces Korea passed the sword of responsibility to hissuccessor during a Oct. 7 change of responsibility ceremony... MORE

ROK President awards 7 AF Presidential Unit Citation
October 3, 2013 — Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, Seventh Air Force commander, accepted from Republic of Korea President Park Geun-Hye the Presidential Unit Citation to Seventh Air Force on Oct. 1 as part of the Korean Armed... MORE

South Korean president honors General Walker
October 3, 2013 — South Korean President Park Geun-hye honored the first Eighth Army commander of the Korean War during a dinner here Sept. 30. Former Eighth Army Commanding General Gen. Walton H. Walker becamefirst... MORE

U.S., South Korea Announce ‘Tailored Deterrence’ Strategy
October 3, 2013 — The United States and South Korea today agreed to establish “abilateral strategy for tailored deterrence against … North Koreannuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction,” DefenseSecretary... MORE

The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting
October 3, 2013 — In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Korea-United States (ROK-U.S.) Alliance, the ROK Minister of National Defense Kim, Kwan Jin and the U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck... MORE

Dempsey thanks military community in Korea
October 2, 2013 — The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, visited service members, family members and civilians for a town hall meeting at the post theater in Seoul, South Korea, Oct... MORE

USFK holds change of command
October 2, 2013 — In a change of command ceremony co-hosted by the U.S. Secretary ofDefense and the Republic of Korea Minister of Defense, leadership ofUnited Nations Command, ROK – US Combined Forces Command and U.S... MORE

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