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USFK bids farewell to Maj. Gen. Crandall
April 21, 2014 — Gen.Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of United Nations Command, CombinedForces Command and U.S. Forces Korea paid tribute to Maj. Gen. PaulCrandall, Deputy Chief of Staff of Transformation &...

Exercise Focused Passage starts
April 11, 2014 — The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise Focused Passage 2014 starts April 14 and will run through May 2.Focused Passage 2014 is designed to ensure U.S. Forces Korea servicemembers and families...

USFK Commander announces pay increase for Korean Employees
April 11, 2014 — Today, the U.S. Forces Korea commander, General Curtis M.Scaparrotti, announced a 1.7% pay increase for Korean Nationalemployees. All Korean National Employees were notified by the USFK memoposted...

Combatives gives Soldiers confidence in facing the unknown
April 4, 2014 — Combatives, much like life itself, can be a lot about expecting the unexpected.“That’s the main objective of combatives: getting a Soldier past thefear of the unknown,” said Sgt. Jorge Huizar, the...

U.S. Commander Outlines Posture to Counter North Korean Threats
April 2, 2014 — Readiness is critical to thwarting North Korea's effort to develop nuclear arms and long-range missiles, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea told the House Armed Services Committee here today...

P-8 Poseidon performs first missions in Korea
March 31, 2014 — The U.S.Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducted its firsttraining missions in the Republic of Korea (ROK) Mar. 27-31 in supportof exercise Foal Eagle 2014.During the combined U.S. and...

PACOM, U.S. Forces Korea Commanders Discuss Posture, Risk
March 26, 2014 — Increased risk to American forces in the Pacific due to shrinkingdefense budgets, regional challenges and partnerships and cybercapability were among the topics that Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear...

Ration guidance on OTC medication
March 21, 2014 — Thereare lots of stories in the news about the abuse of prescriptionmedication, but did you know that over-the-counter medication can alsobe abused?Some are abusing over-the-counter medications...

Soldiers receive long-overdue Medals of Honor
March 18, 2014 — Twenty-four U.S. Army veterans from three wars -- World War II, Koreaand Vietnam -- received upgrades to the highest military decoration foruncommon bravery and gallantry at a White House ceremony...

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...

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