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Yonhap – JCS chief says conditions for OPCON transfer could be revised if transition delayed too much

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) — Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Won In-choul said Thursday conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) of South…

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Stars & Stripes – US military hasn’t used $60 million in South Korean defense funds, data show

American and South Korea flags wave outside Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 16, 2020. MATTHEW KEELER/STARS AND STRIPES By KIM GAMEL AND YOO KYONG CHANG | STARS AND STRIPES SEOUL, South Korea…

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KEI – 2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula

KEI’s 2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula focuses on U.S. views on relations with South Korea, U.S. awareness of South Korean brands and cultural products, and views…

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USNI News – Former U.S. Forces Korea CO: Pausing Exercises ‘No Longer Relevant’ to North Korea Nuclear Negotiations

By: John Grady Republic of Korea Army soldiers stand resolute at the iconic Joint Security Area where South and North Korean soldiers stand face to face across the Korean Demilitarized Zone,…

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Yonhap – Military tensions with N. Korea continue over killing of S. Korean citizen: defense minister

Yonhap | By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) — Military tensions are continuing between the two Koreas over North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official, as Pyongyang…

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Yonhap – Military chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. vow to strengthen combined defense posture

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — New Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) chairman Gen. Won In-choul held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart Mark Milley on Tuesday and vowed to strengthen…

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