Senate confirms new commander of US forces tasked with deterring North Korea



News Senate confirms new commander of US forces tasked with deterring North Korea Xavier Brunson appointed leader of 28,500 troops in US Forces Korea amid concerns about US commitment to ROK defense Jeongmin Kim September 26, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson greets Col. Katawut as he arrives at Camp 31, Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand \| Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The U.S. Senate has confirmed Xavier T. Brunson as the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), promoting the Army officer to general and tasking him with countering North Korea’s growing nuclear threat. Brunson’s appointment as commander of USFK, U.N. Command and Combined Forces Command was part of a mass confirmation of over 6,000 military leaders on Wednesday and came two weeks after President Joe Biden nominated him to lead the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. The U.S. Senate has confirmed Xavier T. Brunson as the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), promoting the Army officer to general and tasking him with countering North Korea’s growing nuclear threat. Brunson’s appointment as commander of USFK, U.N. Command and Combined Forces Command was part of a mass confirmation of over 6,000 military leaders on Wednesday and came two weeks after President Joe Biden nominated him to lead the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Senate confirms new commander of US forces tasked with deterring North Korea

Xavier Brunson appointed leader of 28,500 troops in US Forces Korea amid concerns about US commitment to ROK defense

Jeongmin Kim September 26, 2024

Senate confirms new commander of US forces tasked with deterring North Korea

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson greets Col. Katawut as he arrives at Camp 31, Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand | Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Xavier T. Brunson as the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), promoting the Army officer to general and tasking him with countering North Korea’s growing nuclear threat.

Brunson’s appointment as commander of USFK, U.N. Command and Combined Forces Command was part of a mass confirmation of over 6,000 military leaders on Wednesday and came two weeks after President Joe Biden nominated him to lead the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.

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