General Xavier T. Brunson, Commander of United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), underscored the Korean Peninsula’s central role in Indo-Pacific security and deepened trilateral and regional defense cooperation during a series of engagements at the Honolulu Defense Forum, hosted by Pacific Forum in Honolulu Jan. 12-13.
Brunson was the featured speaker for a private discussion titled “Korea as Strategic Key Terrain During Competition, Crisis, and Conflict,” where he emphasized “the centrality of Korea and of the peninsula,” noting that it hosts “the only United States forces assigned to the Asian continent inside the first island chain” and highlighting “the potential that...
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,...
