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South Korea eyes wartime operational control transfer as early as next year
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South Korea believes the final verification stage for regaining wartime operational control from the United States can be completed in about one year, potentially allowing the transfer as early as next year, according to a source.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ extraction shooter mode has been revealed in full. The mode launches on the Korean map of Hajin after the campaign and includes its own story missions.
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Lt. Gen. Scott Winter, deputy commander of the U.N. Command (UNC), urged prudence in any changes to the control and use of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. He described the armistice as a "proven framework" and warned against undermining it. The remarks come as the U.S.-led UNC objects to bills promoting peaceful use of the military buffer zone.
On November 27, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung and U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson visited the U.N. Command security battalion to mark the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The two generals encouraged service members and served food to South Korean and U.S. troops, thanking them for their frontline service in defending South Korea's security.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Monday. The visit comes a day ahead of their annual security talks and is part of Hegseth's trip to South Korea. It marks the first joint visit by the allies' defense chiefs since October 2017.