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Archive: 2025

U.S., ROK Navies Strengthen Combined Undersea Warfare During Silent Shark 2025
December 16, 2025 — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy successfully completed the biennial theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) exercise Silent Shark 2025 in Guam, Dec. 11. Organized by Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7), Silent Shark is a long-standing bilateral exercise designed to strengthen interoperability and advance combined TASW capabilities between the U.S. and ROK navies. This year marks the 10th iteration, following the previous exercise in 2023...

Brunson underscores Korea’s central role in Indo-Pacific security at NDU
December 12, 2025 — Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea addressed students and faculty at the National Defense University on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, as part of the university’s Presidential Lecture Series at Fort McNair in Washington. The event in Roosevelt Hall brought together senior U.S. and international military officers, interagency professionals and international partners to examine the evolving security environment on the Korean Peninsula and across the Indo-Pacific...

U.S., Republic of Korea Conduct Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise
November 20, 2025 — The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise (MCSOFEX) in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, and its surrounding waters and airspace, Nov...

USS George Washington Strike Group Departs from Busan
November 9, 2025 — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), USS Shoup (DDG 86), and...

ROK and U.S. Marines train together during Ulchi Freedom Shield 25
August 9, 2025 — United States Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force, 3d Marine Division, and other subordinate units are now deployed in support of combined training with their Republic of Korea counterparts for the annual exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield 25. As the Marine Corps commemorates 250 years of service, the U.S.-ROK Alliance continues to exemplify the strength of shared sacrifice and the enduring pursuit of peace...

TACHYON ECHO 25-2 strengthens combined Technical Effects integration across Tri-Command
July 14, 2025 — From July 8 to 11, U.S. Forces Korea hosted TACHYON ECHO (TE) 25-2, a Tri-Command Technical Effects Tabletop Exercise (TTX) with over 100 participants from United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Command. This latest iteration builds on momentum from previous exercises and further develops the Tri-Command’s ability to integrate combined-joint, all-domain operations (CJADO) capabilities in support of regional deterrence and readiness. Maj. Gen. William Taylor, Operations Director for the Tri-Command, oversaw the effort and highly emphasized that “keeping the momentum on continual refinement of our CJADO, while staying ahead of our adversaries, is paramount for success as well as stability in the region going forward.”...

[Op-ed] When nations united: 75 years of global good through the United Nations Command
July 12, 2025 — An opinion piece by Gen. Xavier T. Brunson—Commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea—highlighting how the UNC, from the armistice to modern threats, remains a vital pillar of peace, unity, and readiness on the Korean Peninsula...

Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. conduct trilateral flight
July 11, 2025 — Fighter aircraft from Japan and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Pacific, July 11, 2025...

Republic of Korea-United States-Japan Trilateral Chiefs of Defense Joint Press Statement
July 11, 2025 — Republic of Korea (ROK) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Kim Myung-soo, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, and Japan Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Gen. Yoshida Yoshihide convened the 22nd Trilateral Chiefs of Defense (Tri-CHOD) Meeting on July 11, 2025, in Seoul. The three chiefs of defense recognized the importance of close trilateral cooperation in addressing security challenges on the Korean Peninsula, in the Indo-pacific and beyond...

Honoring the Past, Securing the Future: 75 Years Since the Korean War Outbreak
June 25, 2025 — Honoring the Past, Securing the Future: 75 Years Since the Korean War Outbreak...

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