The United States Forces Korea is a subordinate unified command of U.S. Pacific Command. USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under
Sgt. Charles Jenkins in 2007
Axe murder incident on 18 August 1976
United States Forces Korea warns American soldiers not to hire prostitutes or get involved in human trafficking.
The United States Indo-Pacific Command, secondarily known as the United States Pacific Command, is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific regi
United States Forces Korea
…The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a subordinate unified command of U.S. 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…
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The command was renamed from "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" in 2018.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with the incoming PACOM commander, Admiral Robert F. Willard, as Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and outgoing commander, Admiral Timothy J. Keating look on at the change of command ceremony on 19 October 2009.