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USFK Confirms Air Force Withdrawals, Sort Of…

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2008 at 10:08 am » Comments (6)

The Korean media has recently reported that the United States military plans on redeploying a sizeable proportion of the Air Force's F-16's stationed in Korea: The U.S. ...more »

US Senators Criticize OPCON Transfer Date

» by GI Korea April 5th, 2008 at 8:31 am » Comments (16)

This is interesting because this is the first time I have read about US Senators criticizing the transfer of wartime control to South Korea: Senior U.S. senators ...more »

New Korean Defense Minister Supports Operational Control Handover Timeline

» by GI Korea March 27th, 2008 at 4:57 am » Comments (1)

New ROK Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee and USFK Commander General Burwell Bell review troops in Yongsan. Here is the best news of the week so far: The scheduled ...more »

Korean Government Responds to USFK Reduction Delay Claims

» by GI Korea March 24th, 2008 at 6:56 am » Comments (0)

Last week General Bell testified to Congress that the Korean government asked him to delay the reduction of USFK personnel stationed on the peninsula and now the Korean government has ...more »

South Korea Trying to Stop USFK Troop Reductions

» by GI Korea March 20th, 2008 at 7:30 am » Comments (1)

More interesting comments are being released now from USFK Commander General Burwell Bell's testimony to Congress last week: U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. B.B. Bell said he ...more »

Korean Government Denies Cost Sharing Deal Reached with USFK

» by GI Korea March 17th, 2008 at 9:09 pm » Comments (2)

Yesterday United States Forces Korea Commander B.B. Bell testified to Congress that a deal had been reached with the Korean government to equally fund the USFK transformation costs.  I suspected ...more »

South Korea Agrees to Equal USFK Transformation Cost Sharing

» by GI Korea March 17th, 2008 at 6:50 am » Comments (6)

It appears that new Korean President Lee Myung-bak is committed to strengthening the US-ROK Alliance by actually paying more to fund the USFK transformation plan: "And already, ...more »

General Bell Calls for Upgrade of US-ROK Alliance

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2008 at 4:05 am » Comments (5)

General Bell is making more headlines this week, but this time in regards to the future of the US-ROK Alliance: U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Burwell Bell on Tuesday said it ...more »

Ambassador Vershbow Calls for Equal US-ROK Cost Sharing

» by GI Korea March 7th, 2008 at 5:57 pm » Comments (6)

Here is an opportunity for new Korean President Lee Myung-bak to back up his rhetoric about a stronger US-ROK Alliance by properly funding the alliance: The U.S. wants South Korea to ...more »

Lee Myung-bak Comments on Future of US-ROK Alliance

» by GI Korea February 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am » Comments (4)

In a Newsweek article new Korean president Lee Myung-bak commented on a possible summit with Kim Jong-il and the future of the US-ROK Alliance: South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, said ...more »

2nd Infantry Division Relocation Delayed Until 2015

» by GI Korea February 24th, 2008 at 8:33 pm » Comments (27)

Okay somebody give me a Hanchongnyun head band: A proposed southward relocation of U.S. frontline troops in South Korea will be delayed for about one to two years, a government source ...more »

GI Myths: The Unfair US-Korea SOFA

» by GI Korea February 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am » Comments (14)

Background A myth in Korea that is persistently held by just about everyone in Korean society no matter how discredited it is, is the belief that Korea has signed an unfair ...more »
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