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U.S. and South Korea Reach Agreement for Wartime Control of Forces

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and South Korean Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo met today here for the 46th Security Consultative Meeting.

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At the meeting, they agreed to implement South Korea’s proposal for a conditions-based approach to transferring wartime control of allied forces, known as OPCON, to ensure the combined defense posture remains strong and seamless.

South Korea was scheduled to take wartime control by the end of 2015; now…

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