The ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) was established in 1978 as an integrated headquarters responsible for planing for the defense of the public of Korea. During the armistice, the role of CFC is to deter war while during wartime, the CFC’s role is to defeat external aggression. The CFC is commanded by a US general officer, but it places emphasis on increasing the role of ROK military forces in strategic military planning.
This report is acknowledges the role of the Combined Forces Command (CFC) in US-ROK relations and calls for further investigation into the role of the CFC.
“In support of this commitment I would Iike you to undertake a review of options for closer peacetime and wartime integration of US and Korean combat capability within the CFC structure. You should specifically examine command arrangements including peacetime operational control of combat units.”
This report was released to the Nautilus Institute under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).