Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, center, speaks to U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson, right from Ahn, during Ahn's visit to CP Tango, a key wartime command, on Aug. 20. [ROK-US COMBINED ...

The major military exercises carried out by South Korea and the United States will go on as they do each year, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said this week in a televised interview. South ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — The United States and the Republic of Korea today concluded Exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 25, reinforcing the Alliance’s defensive posture, enhancing combined ...

South Korea is pressing ahead with a plan to take wartime control of its military from the United States, a shift that could fundamentally alter how the two countries deter North Korea and manage ...

This story has been corrected. CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Seoul is seeking to reclaim wartime control of its military from the U.S.-led Combined Forces Command in a move that would close a chapter ...

In the current structure of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) and its operational planning architecture, unilateral military actions that risk unnecessary third-party escalation – ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --The Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance is modernizing at speed, but its command architecture remains anchored in an earlier era. Seoul and Washington have agreed to expedite the roadmap ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korean militaries said on Wednesday they will conduct their annual springtime exercises next month to bolster their countries’ combined defense capabilities ...