By Hyonhee Shin
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Forces Korea launched a brand new house forces unit on Wednesday because the allies ramp up efforts to raised counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats.
The U.S. House Forces Korea is the second abroad house part of the House Power and tasked with monitoring, detecting and monitoring incoming missiles, in addition to bolstering the army’s total house functionality.
U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Paul LaCamera hosted a ceremony at Osan Air Base within the South Korean metropolis of Pyeongtaek to mark the creation of the unit, which might be led by Lt. Col. Joshua McCullion.
The launch got here as Seoul and Washington search to spice up safety cooperation to discourage North Korea, which has examined intercontinental ballistic missiles able to reaching U.S. mainland this yr.
South Korea’s air power additionally arrange its personal house unit this month to bolster its house energy and operation functionality along with the U.S. House Power.
Round 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea beneath a mutual defence treaty cast after the 1950-53 Korean Struggle led to an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Central Command arrange their house items final month in Hawaii and Florida.
(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin. Enhancing by Gerry Doyle)
