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It was established in 1978. During wartime it would serve as the operational command headquarters for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea (including Marine) and special operations forces fighting on the Korean peninsula. Since November 2022 CFC has been headquartered at Camp Humphreys, in Pyeongtaek, Korea.
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a sub-unified command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under the ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) – a supreme command for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea and special operations component commands.
Along with the Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon), it produces the largest number of senior officers in the Korean army. Commonly referred to as Hwarangdae ( Korean : 화랑대 Hanja : 花郞臺) as a reference to the Hwarang , an elite organization of youth leaders which existed in Korean history, it is located in Nowon-gu , a northeastern ...
The Republic of Korea military academies are military institutions for undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers of the Republic of Korea armed forces. Army - Korea Military Academy (육군사관학교) Army - Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon (육군3사관학교) Navy - Korea Naval Academy (해군사관학교)
The Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) (7 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Osan Air Base, South Korea.. The command's mission is to plan and direct air component operations in the Republic of Korea and in the Northwest Pacific.
David R. Iverson (born c. 1969) is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who serves as the deputy commander of United States Forces Korea, commander of the Air Component Command of the United Nations Command, commander of the Air Component Command of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command, and commander of the Seventh Air Force.
Jan-Marc Jouas is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general.He served as the Deputy Commander, United Nations Command Korea; Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, South Korea.
The mission of Seventh Air Force is to plan, direct, and conduct combined air operations in the Republic of Korea and in the Northwest Pacific in support of PACAF, the United States Pacific Command, United Nations Command, US-ROK Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. [1] The Seventh Air Force is composed of the 8th and 51st Fighter Wings.