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Hegseth calls for balanced OPCON transfer honoring U.S. roles
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday called for a balanced approach to the transfer of wartime operational control to South Korea that honors long-standing U.S. military roles.
The United States is focused on ensuring that necessary conditions for the transfer of wartime operational control to South Korea will be met as soon as possible, a senior U.S. diplomat said.
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea fired around 10 artillery rockets toward the northern waters of the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, appearing to be part of its regular winter military drills. The launches, detected around 3 p.m., were presumed to originate from a 240mm multiple rocket launcher capable of targeting Seoul and surrounding areas. South Korean forces are closely monitoring North Korea's activities under a firm South Korea-U.S. combined defense posture, ready to respond overwhelmingly to any provocation.