Seventy-five years ago, United Nations Command forces were advancing below the Han River to regain contact with and destroy Chinese forces and regain the initiative in Operations Roundup and Ripper. The U.S. 2nd Infantry Division’s 23rd Infantry Regiment, with French and ROK soldiers attached, fought two desperate defenses, first at Twin Tunnels on February 1, where a small patrol was ambushed, cut off and nearly destroyed before being rescued by a relief force.
The Regiment then moved north and secured a vital crossroads where they established a perimeter defense, then resisted three days of continuous Chinese attacks. Though vastly outnumbered by the Chinese, the American, French, and ROK forces successfully defended Chipyong-ni...
Camp Humphreys, SOUTH KOREA – Active duty servicemembers assigned to units in South Korea are asked to complete the voluntary Living Pattern Survey and OHA Utility Expenses Survey from 1 Jan to 31 Mar.
We are aware of the missile launches and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, this event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. The United States remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland and our allies in the region.
Gen. Xavier T. Brunson emphasized that Korea sits at the strategic center of an increasingly complex Indo-Pacific security environment, where major power competition, advanced technologies, gray-zone coercion, and cyber threats demand faster decisions and deeper allied integration. He warned that the DPRK has made a deliberate long-term shift toward confrontation—rejecting peaceful unification, accelerating missile and nuclear ambitions,...
