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(평택=뉴스1) 김영운 기자 = 한국과 미국이 하반기 정례 연합연습 '을지 자유의 방패'(Ulchi Freedom Shield·UFS)를 진행한 17일 경기 평택시 팽성읍 주한미군기지 캠프 험프리스에 장비들이 계류되어 있다.한편 도널드 트럼프 대통령이 북한 김정은 노동당 총비서와의 '매우 좋은 관계'를 언급하며 한미합동군사훈련 대폭 축소를 지시했다고 밝혔다. 2026.8.17/뉴스1

Korea, U.S. at odds as Opcon transfer talks stall

Washington says conditions for a key assessment have not been met, clouding Seoul's goal of advancing wartime operational control transfer.

2026.10.14

(서울=뉴스1) = 28일 서울 용산구 국방부에서 열린 DMZ 지뢰 추정 폭발 사고 브리핑에서 공개된 '지뢰 폭발 화구'의 모습. (합동참모본부 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지) 2026.9.28/뉴스1

South seeks to formally cite North for armistice violation following DMZ mine blast: Defense Ministry

South Korea's Ministry of National Defense stated that it plans to formalize the North's armistice violations and demand an immediate halt to border breaches.

2026.10.7

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The Pentagon is pictured as Air Force One with President Donald Trump on board flies over Washington en route to Alcoa, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Senior Pentagon official links Opcon transfer to 'generational' upgrade in South Korea’s military capability

U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby said Washington views Seoul’s push to retake wartime operational control as an opportunity to strengthen its defense capabilities and alliance role.

2026.9.30

New defense chief Kang faces pivotal test on South Korea’s military overhaul

Four-star general Kang Shin-chul takes charge as President Lee Jae Myung pursues wartime command transfer, academy integration and responses to North Korean threats.

2026.9.24

Seoul, Washington pledge to speed up Opcon transfer during senior-level talks

At the 29th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue in Busan, Korea and the United States pledged to deepen cooperation on accelerating the transfer of wartime operational control (Opcon).

2026.9.19

제이비어 브런슨 주한미군사령관 기조연설 (서울=연합뉴스) 진연수 기자 = 제이비어 브런슨 주한미군사령관이 16일 오후 서울 용산구 국방컨벤션에서 열린 2026 한미 연합워파이팅포럼 개회식에서 기조연설을 하고 있다. 2026.9.16 jin90@yna.co.kr/2026-09-16 16:05:40/

Brunson reinforces that Opcon transfer must be 'conditions based'

The USFK commander said the transfer of wartime operational control (Opcon) to Seoul depends not on politics but on South Korea’s military readiness and a secure regional environment.

2026.9.16

Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul is seen during his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Sept. 16.

Defense minister nominee confident about Opcon, soft-spoken on Hormuz

Ret. Gen. Kang Shin-chul also addressed the military academy integration, saying that he backs the concept but the current plan is incomplete.

2026.9.16

How Trump's order to scale back drills complicates Seoul's wartime command bid

The shortened Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise puts fresh focus on whether Seoul and Washington can agree on a timeline for transferring wartime operational control.

2026.9.5

South Korea 2027 budget puts money behind Opcon transfer, possible North Korea thaw

Seoul's upcoming budget sharply raises defense, cybersecurity and inter-Korean cooperation spending as it prepares for wartime control transfer and possible talks with Pyongyang.

2026.9.1

Lee turns to a general for defense minister a year after nonofficer experiment

The pivot to Ret. Gen. Kang Shin-chul comes as the Blue House gears up for contentious drives to reclaim Opcon and merge the military academies.

2026.8.30