U.S. Senate seeks tighter Opcon oversight (KOR) A Senate defense bill would require new certifications and risk reviews before any U.S. troop cuts in South Korea or transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul. 2026.6.19
U.S. Senate seeks tighter Opcon oversight A Senate defense bill would require new certifications and risk reviews before any U.S. troop cuts in South Korea or transfer of wartime operational control to Seoul. 2026.6.18
National security adviser says Opcon issue off the table in U.S. negotiations South Korea’s presidential office dismissed speculation that wartime operational control is being discussed in ongoing trade and security talks with the United States ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff deadline. 2025.7.13
Pentagon nominee voices support for bolstering South Korea's role in alliance over Opcon transfer question U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for a top Pentagon post threw his support Tuesday behind efforts to bolster South Korea's role in the alliance with the United States. 2025.3.5
JCS chiefs of Korea, U.S. agree on Opcon goals over phone Seoul and Washington’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) chairmen agreed to make efforts for “tangible progress” on the planned transition of wartime operational control (Opcon) to Korea during talks Tuesday morning. 2021.2.2
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![Gen. Won In-choul, right, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, held talks over the phone on the transfer of wartime operational control with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley, on Tuesday. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10421024.jpg?imageId=10421024&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)