United Nations Command
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United Nations Command is the multinational military force established to support the Republic of Korea during and after the Korean War. It was the first international unified command in history, and the first attempt at collective security pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations.
Headquarters of the United Nations Command and ROK-US Combined Forces Command in 2009.
Image: Douglas Mac Arthur 58 61
Image: Matthew B. Ridgway
Image: Mark Wayne Clark 1943
Joint Security Area
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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC).
North Korean soldiers standing guard at the JSA between the blue buildings. View from the north. To the rear, the ground floor of Freedom House, in South Korea. The low-level concrete ledge running between the two soldiers is the border mark in the security area.
Main North Korean building, Panmungak, from Freedom House Pagoda in 1976
A view of Panmungak, from Freedom House Pagoda in 2009
The Military Demarcation Line separating between the North (left) and South (right), marked by a concrete slab between the conference buildings