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Tae Seong Dong graduation ceremony
February 14, 2014 — Fewelementary school graduations are attended by senior military leadersand national press corps. In the only community inside the southern halfof the demilitarized known as Tae Seong Dong (or... MORE

Heroic Korean War veterans remembered
February 12, 2014 — American and South Korean military officials remembered the Soldiers whofixed bayonets and charged up a mountain into withering enemy fire 63years ago during the Battle of Hill 180.During an... MORE

Instructor shares combat experience with students
February 5, 2014 — A combat veteran who earned the Purple Heart in Iraq is teaching a newgeneration of U.S. and South Korean noncommissioned officers in Korea.Staff Sgt. Keith C. Thompson teaches noncommissioned... MORE

Korean military cadets visit CFC
February 4, 2014 — Graduating cadets from the Republic of Korea Military Academy and AirForce Academy visited the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command during thefirst week of February to learn more about the role and... MORE

Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, United Nation Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea commander, and Gen. Park Seon Woo, Combined Forces Command deputy commander, welcome the cadets of the Korean Military Acadamy to United States Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, Feb. 4, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Gibbons)

Special Measures Agreement
February 2, 2014 — U.S.Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Sung Kim and Republic of KoreaForeign Minister Yun Byung-Se signed the U.S. –ROK Special MeasuresAgreement Feb. 2. The agreement will be submitted to U.S. and... MORE

The United Nations Command (Rear) change of Command
January 28, 2014 — Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain Barbara Courtney assumed command of United Nations Command, Rear, from Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain Luke Stoodley during a ceremony at Yokota Air... MORE

The United Nations flag waves at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2014. Yokota AB is one of the United Nation Command bases, under the UNC-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Decrees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

CNFK holds SAPR Training
January 28, 2014 — Sailors,Marines, Soldiers and civilian personnel welcomed Dr. Anne Munch to theKorean Peninsula to conduct Sexual Assault Prevention and Responsetraining Jan. 27 at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan base... MORE

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SEOUL, Republic of Korea (Jan. 27, 2014) Dr. Anne Munch collects feedback from U.S. Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and civilian personnel during Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training Jan. 27. Hosted by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, the training was provided by Munch as she shared her knowledge and experiences from 25 years as a career prosecutor and advocate for victims of domestic violence. (U.S. Navy photos by MC1 Joshua Bryce Bruns//RELEASED)

Command Team Physical Readiness Training
January 27, 2014 — Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander, United Nations Command, CombinedForces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, along with Command Sgt. Maj. JohnTroxell, UNC/CFC/USFK, led a ROK - US physical readiness... MORE

UNC/NNSC Ambassador/LNO Rountable
January 23, 2014 — Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander, United Nations Command, CombinedForces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, met with UNC and Neutral NationsAmbassadors and military liaisons Jan. 23 in his first... MORE

DoD Chief Information Officer visits DMZ
January 21, 2014 — Teri Takai, chief information officer, U.S. Department of Defense,visited the Joint Security Area, Camp Bonifas and several observationposts Jan. 15 during a weeklong trip to South Korea and Japan... MORE

ROK-U.S. Alliance remains strong
January 18, 2014 — Proving that the ROK-U.S. Alliance remains strong even across oceans andmore than a dozen time zones, ROK Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffAdm. Choi Yoon Hee and United Nations Command, Combined... MORE

New, state-of-the-art school opens at Camp Humphreys
January 10, 2014 — The new Humphreys Middle/High School opened to rave reviews asstudents entered their new, state-of-the-art school for the first timeWednesday.“I was like, in awe, jumping for joy and just so happy we... MORE

New, state-of-the-art school opens at Camp Humphreys (photo courtesy of Steven Hoover, USAG Humphreys Public Affairs)

Cavalry unit to deploy to South Korea
January 8, 2014 — Today, the Defense Department announced therotational deployment of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 12th CavalryRegiment, 1st U.S. Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas to Camps Hoveyand Stanley,... MORE

Admiral mentors Korean female ROTC unit
January 8, 2014 — Sixty female cadets from the 217 Reserve Officer's Training Corps atSookmyung Women’s University had the opportunity to meet with RearAdmiral Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea,... MORE

(140108_N_JN652_199) SEOUL, Republic of Korea (Jan. 8, 2014) – Rear Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), greets two female cadets from the 217 Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) at Sookmyung University, Jan 8 after her lecture discussing her command philosophy and ideas on career development in the military. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Wendy Wyman/Released)

Visit to ROK 25th Infantry Division
December 26, 2013 — Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander, United Nations Command, CombinedForces Command, U. S. Forces Korea, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell,UNC/CFC/ USFK, join Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint... MORE

Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, United Nation Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, UNC, CFC, USFK command sergeant major, join Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Choi Yoon-Hee on a visit with soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division at Sang-Seung observation point, South Korea, Dec. 23, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Gibbons)

Holiday fun run
December 20, 2013 — Service members from Special Troops Battalion, U.S. Forces Korea,warm up with a wintry Holiday fun run Dec. 20 around Yongsan and CampCoiner. Some service members wore Santa hats, or reindeer antlers,... MORE

Republic of Italy rejoins United Nations Command
December 12, 2013 — Representatives from the United States, Italy, the Republic of Koreaand other United Nations Command member states gathered at Collier FieldHouse here to recognize the reinstatement of The Italian... MORE

YONGSAN GARRISON, SEOUL, South Korea – Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea commander, Command Sergeant Major John W. Troxell and Mr. Burgnera (Renato Di Porcia E., Deputy Head of Mission – Italy) uncased Italy’s flag, representing the reinstatement of The Italian Republic to the United Nations Command at Collier Field House on United States Army Garrison Yongsan on December 12, 2013 at 10 a.m. (U.S. Army Photo/Pfc. Choi, Ho gyu)

Champoux: ROK-US Alliance strongest in the world
December 9, 2013 — The commanding general of the top U.S. Army formation in South Koreasaid the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance is the strongest militaryalliance in the world.At the Korean-American Friendship Dinner... MORE

SEOUL, Republic of Korea - The commanding general of the top U.S. Army formation in South Korea said the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance is the strongest military alliance in the world. (US Army Photo/Cpl. Jewel Park)

Vice President Biden visits Korea
December 7, 2013 — Vice President Joseph Biden visits South Korea for three days as part of his 2013 Asia Trip, Dec 5-7, 2013.More Photos MORE

Vice President Joseph R. Biden meets with service members and their families at Collier Field House on United States Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2013. U.S. Army Photo/Sgt. Brian Gibbons

Seoul American Middle School named 2013 Blue Ribbon School
December 2, 2013 — The US Department of Education recently recognized Seoul American Middle School as a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School.Only 35 miles from the border of North Korea with more than 450students, Seoul... MORE

Principal Maria Buchwald accepted the National Blue Ribbon Award on behalf of SAMS this week in Washington DC.

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