Korea-US alliance
South Korea, US agree to cooperate on key alliance issues for mutual security interest
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South Korea and the United States have agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual security interest, including the transfer of wartime operational control and alliance modernization.
In the ongoing controversy over Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's mention of North Korea's Kusong uranium site—allegedly a US intelligence leak—US Forces Korea commander Gen. Xavier Brunson has reportedly protested to South Korea's defense minister, an opposition lawmaker said. Seoul denies the protest amid partial US restrictions on satellite intel sharing.
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South Korea's Air Force announced Thursday that South Korea and the United States will launch their large-scale Freedom Flag air exercise this week. The semiannual drills, starting Friday at an air base in Gwangju, aim to strengthen interoperability and survivability in joint operations. Led by Seoul this year, they focus on combined operations ahead of wartime command handover by 2030.