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THAAD Environmental Study
August 12, 2017 — U.S. Forces Korea representatives and members of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Environment traveled to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) location to conduct an environmental study at Seongju, Republic of Korea, Aug. 10, 2017. The ROK and the U.S. continues to coordinate on all aspects of the deployment of the THAAD system to South Korea. This is being done in a transparent way and in compliance with ROK domestic law. ... MORE

U.S. Forces Korea representatives and members of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Environment traveled to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) location to conduct an environmental study at Seongju, Republic of Korea, Aug. 10, 2017.
The ROK and the U.S. continues to coordinate on all aspects of the deployment of the THAAD system to South Korea. This is being done in a transparent way and in compliance with ROK domestic law.

OSD Statement on North Korea ICBM launch 북한 탄도미사일 발사에 대한 미 국방성 성명
July 28, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Defense detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch today at about 10:41 a.m. EDT. Our initial assessment is that this missile was an ICBM. We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment of the type of missile launched. 미 국방성은 오후11시 41분 (현지시간) 북한이 1발의 미사일을 발사한 것을 탐지 및 추적 했다. 초기 분석에 의하면 발사된 미사일은 대륙간 탄도미사일인 것으로 판단된다. 현재 국방성은 관련 기관들과 발사된 북한 미사일에 대해 정밀 분석중에 있다. ... MORE

CFC Commander visits industry powerhouse 한미연합사령관, 국내 산업시설 방문
June 29, 2017 — YONGSAN GARRISON, SEOUL, Republic of Korea –During a visit to Republic of Korea and United States naval forces and facilities in Busan and Chinhae, General Vincent K. Brooks, Commander of Combined Forces Command, also toured POSCO, a Korean steel manufacturing company critical to wartime success, June 28. 대한민국, 서울, 용산기지 – 빈센트 케이 브룩스 한미연합사령관은 6월 28일 부산과 진해에 있는 대한민국 해군 작전사령부와 주한미해군사령부를 순시하고 전시에 매우 중요한 방어시설 중 하나인 포스코 광양제철소를 방문하였다... MORE

General Vincent K. Brooks, Commander of Combined Forces Command, is welcomed by POSCO staff as he enters one of POSCO’s blast furnaces which is currently the largest blast furnace in the world, June 28.

Carl Vinson Strike Group Arrives in the Republic of Korea
March 15, 2017 — Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, March 15... MORE

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) pulls into Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet headquarters March 15. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Seoul community members tour Humphreys, Osan, learn about transformation and relocation
June 6, 2016 — Members of the Korean-American Association and People-to-People International-Korea participated in U.S. Forces Korea Executive Orientation Program II, June, 1. The program brings community and business leaders from Seoul up to date on the transformation and relocation effort of USFK and 8th Army. The tour included an update on the progress of construction at Camp Humphreys including a windshield tour of all the new facilities and a tour and command brief at Osan Air Base. ... MORE

Members of the Korean-American Society and the People to People International-Korea eat lunch in Provider Dining Facility on Camp Humphreys. The groups were there to tour both Humphreys and Osan Air Base as part of the Executive Orientation Program II. They learned about U.S. Army's plan to relocate troops and their famillies from Seoul to Camp Humphries.

Carter: South Korean Alliance 'Ironclad' in face of constant danger
November 1, 2015 — WASHINGTON, November 1, 2015 — The United States remainscommitted to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and continues to call onNorth Korea to maintain peace and stability in the region,... MORE

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with reporters at the Demilitarized Zone in the Republic of Korea, Nov.1, 2015. Carter is visiting the Asia-Pacific region, where he will meet with leaders from more than a dozen nations to help advance the next phase of the U.S. military’s rebalance in the region by modernizing longtime alliances and building new partnerships. Photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

USFK civilian recognized by NAACP for workforce transformation
July 17, 2015 — Stephanie C. Rainey, human resources program director, Civilian HumanResources Policy and Programs, U.S. Forces Korea, was named recipient ofthe 2015 Department of the Army's NAACP Roy Wilkins... MORE

Stephanie C. Rainey, human resources program director, Civilian Human Resources Policy and Programs, U.S. Forces Korea, receives the 2015 Department of the Army's NAACP Roy Wilkins Renowned Service Award in Philadelphia, July 14, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State visits Yongsan
May 18, 2015 — United States Forces Korea service members and their families crowdCommunity Fitness Center Monday, May 18 to listen to U.S. Secretary ofState John Kerry as he addresses bilateral issues during his... MORE

Future Is in Asia-Pacific Region, Carter Says
April 10, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanked U.S. troops at Osan Air Base, South Korea, for their service and spoke to them about the importance of the Asia-Pacific region.Traveling on his first official... MORE

In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter speaks to a crowd of service members April 9, 2015, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Carter briefly spoke about the importance of the United States' role in Asia before taking questions from the crowd.

Dempsey, South Korean Counterpart Discuss North Korea Threat
March 27, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he had "important and very productive conversations" with South Korean military officials here today on topics including integrated air and missile... MORE

SEOUL, South Korea (Mar. 27, 2015) - U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, second from left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with South Korean senior military leadership after an honor ceremony at the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff headquarters.

MC-130Js visit Kunsan
March 18, 2015 — Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, visited Kunsan Air Base in support of the Special Operations Command Korea Exercise Gryphon Knife from Feb. 23 to March... MORE

Two MC-130J Commando II’s prepare to leave Kunsan Air Base during Exercise Gryphon Knife March, 2, 2015. During Gryphon Knife, Airmen stationed out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, came to the ROK to support the objectives and learn the mission of Special Operations Command Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Divine Cox/Released)

FEATURE - Patriot puppies: 731st AMS 'Port Dawgs' open doors to new passengers
March 4, 2015 — "I wasn't going to be able to keep my puppies. We were ready to give them up, and we were devastated," said Elena as she kissed her mixed-breed, exhausted pound puppy on the forehead after a 10-plus... MORE

Kali, a pet who traveled to the Korean Peninsula on space available travel, is scanned for a microchip after arriving at the the Osan Air Base passenger terminal, Republic of Korea, March 2, 2015. After five years in the works, the 731st Air Mobility Squadron passenger terminal welcomed its first four-legged passengers on a new program allowing service members to fly their pets to the Peninsula via the "Patriot Express." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

UNC Celebrates the 69th Anniversary of the United Nations in Japan
November 20, 2014 — Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea traveled to Tokyo as the host and guest speaker at a reception honoring the... MORE

Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, addresses ceremony attendees during the 69th Anniversary of the United Nations, Nov. 18, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

USS Shiloh (CG 67) on Patrol
July 19, 2014 — Capt. Kurush F. Morris, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-classguided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), left, Adm. Choi Yoon-Hee,chairman, Republic Of Korea Armed Forces Joint Chiefs Of Staff,... MORE

CFC and USFK senior leader staff ride
July 15, 2014 — Leadership from across the Combined Forces Command (CFC) and U.S.Forces Korea (USFK) took part in a staff ride to Incheon to learn aboutOperation Chromite and the crucial role Incheon played in the... MORE

INCHEON, South Korea -- Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commanding Gen. United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, (Right) and other Combined Forces Command senior leaders listen to Eighth Army historians at the Incheon Landing Memorial Museum July 15, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kim Young Ho, Eighth Army Public Affairs)

George Washington Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Busan
July 11, 2014 — The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Busan,Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, July 11.GWCSG’s visit to Busan serves to increase goodwill and... MORE

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Jul. 11, 2014) Republic of Korea sailors wave South Korean and American flags as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN73) arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea for a scheduled port visit. George Washington is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Frank L. Andrews/Released)

President Barack Obama visits Yongsan
April 26, 2014 — U.S. President Barack Obama visited more than 1,500 service membersand their families, expressing appreciation for their service to theRepublic of Korea-U.S. Alliance at Collier Field House here Apr... MORE

President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. services members at Collier Fieldhouse during his visit to United States Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, Apr. 26, 2014. U.S. Army Photo/Sgt. Brian Gibbons

US and ROK senior enlisted visit PY-do
March 13, 2014 — At an island outpost at freedom’s frontier, Republic of Korea Marinesstand guard just 17 km (10.5 miles) off the coast of North Korea, andjust 7 km (4.3 miles) from the “Northern Limit Line,” the... MORE

BAENGNYEONGDO ISLAND, South Korea – A Republic of Korea Marine scans the horizon from an outpost just 17 km (10.5 miles) from the shores of North Korea, and just 7 km (4.3 miles) from the “Northern Limit Line,” the water boundary of between the two nations. The island, known to Americans as “PY-do,” and to South Koreans as “Baengnyeongdo,” has been a flashpoint in relations between North and South Korea. North Korea sunk the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan near the island March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors, and fired artillery shells at the nearby Yeonpyeong Island Nov. 23, 2010, killing two South Korean Marines and two civilians.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, U.S. Forces Korea PAO)

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

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)

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