More than 70 years have passed since the United Nations Command was forged to assist South Korea in repelling North Korea's invasion in 1950. The collective security establishment within the UN serves as the backbone of the regional security of the Korean Peninsula. But the time has come to discuss ways to renew its mission, which continues today amid rapidly changing security dynamics, according to the South Ko.
Plaques commemorating US Military Academy graduates killed during the 1950-53 Korean War were installed at the Korea Military Academy. The KMA held a ceremony Thursday to unveil the two new plaques to be installed within its campus that would commemorate the West Point classes of 1945 and 1951 who fought in the Korean War. The plaques were dedicated to the 25 graduates of the West Point Class of 1945 and 11 graduates.
A group of former commanders of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Wednesday hailed the alliance between Korea and the United States ahead of its 70th anniversary next week, highlighting the two countries commitment to each other.