美国年度国防法案的参议院版本中包含一项条款，要求国防部长就向韩国移交战时作战指挥权的路线图提交季度报告。
该条款出现在2027财年的《国防授权法案》中。它要求五角大楼负责人从明年3月1日起，在此后的每90天内至2030年间，向国会提交相关报告。每份报告都必须包含美国印太司令部司令以及驻韩美军司令对移交条件的评估。
该法案还维持了现有的禁令，即不得使用授权资金将驻韩美军人数削减至28500人以下。参议院军事委员会上周以18票赞成、9票反对的结果推进了该法案。
战时作战指挥权（OPCON）移交进程源于美韩两国于2018年签署的一项协议。韩国寻求在李在明总统2030年任期届满前完成移交。该国防法案目前进入国会的后续程序，包括与众议院版本的协调。
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U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson said Wednesday that a roadmap has been delivered to the Pentagon to meet wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer conditions no later than the second quarter of fiscal year 2029. This targets January to March 2029 as the allies pursue a conditions-based transition. Brunson stressed the need to satisfy all conditions.
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.
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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.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Wednesday that Seoul will review making phased contributions to a U.S. initiative to restore safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz.
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In the latest on THAAD redeployment concerns from South Korea, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson confirmed on Tuesday that the full Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system stays on the Korean peninsula, while some munitions await shipment to the Middle East. The statement addresses ongoing speculations during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.