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United Nations Command Commander Addresses Korean Peninsula Security Ahead of UNC's 75th Anniversary
May 15, 2025 — United Nations Command Commander Addresses Korean Peninsula Security Ahead of UNC's 75th Anniversary... MORE

General Xavier T. Brunson, Commander of the United Nations command, Combined Forces Command and U.S Forces Korea, participated in a panel discussion at the East-West Center on May 14. This event, was held ahead of the upcoming 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, and the formation of United Nations Command.

Gen. Brunson: Alliances and Land Power Key at Army War College Symposium
May 14, 2025 — Gen. Brunson: Alliances and Land Power Key at Army War College Symposium... MORE

CNFK Commander Named Honorary Citizen of Busan
May 9, 2025 — CNFK Commander Named Honorary Citizen of Busan... MORE

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (May 9, 2025) – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Neil Koprowski, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), left, receives a Busan Metropolitan City Honorary Citizenship Award from Mayor Park, Heong-joon, at Busan’s International Exhibition Hall of City Hall, May 9, 2025, Republic of Korea. The Honorary Citizenship Award recognizes individuals, and foreigners in particular, who have made significant contributions to Busan City’s cultural, social or economic development. CNFK is the U.S. Navy’s representative in Republic of Korea, providing leadership and expertise in naval matters to improve institutional and operational effectiveness between the two navies and to strengthen collective security efforts in Republic of Korea and the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)

US, Republic of Korea naval forces conduct maritime counter-special operations exercise
May 8, 2025 — US, Republic of Korea naval forces conduct maritime counter-special operations exercise... MORE

CNFK Increases Lethality, Readiness During ‘Sailor Week’
May 7, 2025 — CNFK Increases Lethality, Readiness During ‘Sailor Week’... MORE

250501-N-PA218-2383 CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea (May 1, 2025) — U.S. Navy Cmdr. Zachary Roussel, left, and Yeoman 2nd Class Sergio Montes, both assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), participate in Marine Combat Training during Sailor Week, a weeklong U.S. Army training evolution hosted by the United Nations Command (UNC) Honor Guard and held at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, May 1, 2025. The UNC Honor Guard conducts Sailor Week for U.S. Military personnel to teach a series of tactics and techniques to increase overall lethality and readiness. CNFK is the U.S. Navy’s representative in the Republic of Korea, providing leadership and expertise in naval matters to improve institutional and operational effectiveness between the two navies and to strengthen collective security efforts in Korea and the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert A. Moses)

Security Concerns over Instagram’s new “Friend Map”
May 6, 2025 — Security Concerns over Instagram’s new “Friend Map”... MORE

Joint Press Statement for the 26th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue
May 5, 2025 — Joint Press Statement for the 26th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue... MORE

OPSEC Awareness
May 4, 2025 — OPSEC Awareness... MORE

SECNAV Phelan visits Shipyards in South Korea
April 30, 2025 — SECNAV Phelan visits Shipyards in South Korea... MORE

Readout of SECNAV Phelan's Meetings With Republic of Korea (ROK) Acting President and Navy Chief of Staff
April 30, 2025 — Readout of SECNAV Phelan's Meetings With Republic of Korea (ROK) Acting President and Navy Chief of Staff... MORE

SK Telecom Breach Cyber Threat Advisory
April 28, 2025 — SK Telecom Breach Cyber Threat Advisory... MORE

Seventh Air Force to extend Super Squadron test for second year, expand scope
April 24, 2025 — Seventh Air Force is set to extend its “Super Squadron” test for a second phase in October 2025 after recently receiving approval by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The extension will establish a second super squadron here, with 31 assigned F-16 Fighting Falcons. The aircraft and approximately 1,000 Airmen will transfer to Osan AB from Kunsan AB over the summer. The movement of personnel and fighter aircraft is a temporary shift, seeking to optimize capabilities and maximize combat effectiveness... MORE

Joint Press Statement on United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Security Cooperation
April 23, 2025 — Joint Press Statement on United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Security Cooperation... MORE

Inaugural Nuclear Weapon Effects Course-Korea
April 16, 2025 — Inaugural Nuclear Weapon Effects Course-Korea... MORE

Top General Says North Korea Continuing Weapons Development, Becoming More Isolated
April 10, 2025 — Army Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, U.S. Forces Korea's commander, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington that North Korea is continuing to develop its weapons program while growing more isolated. ... MORE

A man in a military uniform and eyeglasses sits behind a microphone delivering testimony.

US, Republic of Korea Navy Divers Kick Off SALVEX Korea 2025
April 7, 2025 — US, Republic of Korea Navy Divers Kick Off SALVEX Korea 2025... MORE

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 7, 2025) U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 take a tour of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-32) during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 7, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

US, ROK Air Forces to conduct combined CSAR exercise CSARTE 25-2
April 7, 2025 — U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, ROK, and the 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan, along with Republic of Korea Air Force personnel, will conduct Combined Search and Rescue Training Event 25-2, at Osan AB, April 7-18. The field training exercise will focus on enhancing joint CSAR capabilities and interoperability between U.S and ROK personnel recovery forces across the region... MORE

KGS Employees Celebrate 20 Years at MARFORK
March 25, 2025 — KGS Employees Celebrate 20 Years at MARFORK... MORE

Chi Sang Chong, a facilities specialist for MARFORK, gives remarks after receiving a plaque during a ceremony to commemorate his longstanding service at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, March 5, 2025. Twenty years ago, Hong Kyun Na and Chong began their work as Korea Garrison Support employees and have been a steady presence at MARFORK since. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nikolas Mascroft)

Republic of Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercise
March 20, 2025 — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a trilateral naval exercise, 17-20 March, 2025. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, USS Carl Vinson... MORE

250318-N-GC571-1009 AT SEA (March 18, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, sails in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH 977), and Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) at sea during a trilateral naval exercise, March 18, 2025. Trilateral exercises between the U.S. Navy, ROK Navy, and JMSDF continue to advance combined naval interoperability, ensure our militaries and self-defense forces can operate together against any threat, and demonstrate combined commitment to a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)

Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025
March 19, 2025 — Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25) successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, marking the completion of two weeks of intensive multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training, March... MORE

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (March 13, 2025) Participants from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy(ROKN), and the United States Navy pose for a group photo alongside a ROKN P-3 Orion (left), RAAF P-8A Poseidon (center), and JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 (right) during Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, March 13, 2025.

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