U.S. Forces Korea

12/08/2026

U.S. Pacific Command Statement on DPRK Missile Launch 11 August 2026 (HST)

We are aware of the recent missile launch and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Based on current assessments, these events do not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies. The United States remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland and our allies in the region.

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12/08/2026

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘼𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣, 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮

Five U.S. Airmen and Soldiers sprang into action June 20 after a tour bus overturned near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, helping 21 passengers trapped inside until emergency responders arrived.

Maj. Tessa Land, Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Abbott, Staff Sgt. Alexander Martin, Spcs. Karan Sharma and Arturo Lara immediately responded, entering the damaged bus through a broken windshield to assess injuries and help passengers escape. They assisted the driver and passengers, including carrying a blind child to safety, while helping establish a secure area around the scene.

ROK soldiers, civilian bystanders and a Canadian service member with medical training also joined the response, working alongside the U.S. service members until Korean emergency crews took control.

Their actions demonstrate that service doesn't end when the duty day does. Readiness, compassion and teamwork transcend uniforms and nationalities — and when it matters most, service members step up to help others.

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12/08/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟎: 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞

During the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, Korean People's Army forces overran four batteries of the 555th and 90th Field Artillery Battalions providing fire support for U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army units attacking toward Masan.

Hundreds of artillery Soldiers were killed or wounded, and 75 were captured. Rather than being taken to prisoner-of-war camps, the captured Soldiers were summarily executed in what became known as the Bloody Gulch Massacre - a clear violation of the laws of war.

Their remains were recovered five weeks later after United Nations Command forces broke out of the Pusan Perimeter and recaptured the area.

Today, we remember the Soldiers who lost their lives and honor all those who served during the Korean War.

11/08/2026

U.S. and South Korean recovery teams are searching waters off the Korean Peninsula for wreckage from three U.S. military aircraft that crashed during the Korean War.

11/08/2026

11/08/2026

Lt. Gen. David Shoemaker assumes command of 7th Air Force and and becomes deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea.

11/08/2026

Camp Humphreys’ Armed Forces Wellness Center is putting renewed focus on nutrition, fitness and health coaching aimed at producing lasting changes.

10/08/2026

The Republic of Korea and the United States will conduct Ulchi Freedom Shield from Aug. 17-27 to strengthen the Alliance's combined defense posture.

UFS 26 is an annual exercise that is defensive in nature. By incorporating realistic threats, including lessons learned from recent conflicts, it will serve as an opportunity to further strengthen the Alliance’s readiness and capabilities through combined, joint, all-domain operations. The exercise will also serve as an opportunity to support ongoing preparations for a conditions-based wartime operational control transition, consistent with alliance agreement.

UFS 26 will support interagency coordination across the ROK government to strengthen national emergency readiness, protect lives and ensure public safety, and advance a whole-of-government approach to wartime readiness and national defense.

During the exercise, the Alliance will conduct Warrior Shield, combined training linked to the exercise scenario and essential to the defense of the ROK to enhance training realism and combat readiness.

Several United Nations Command member states plan to contribute to the exercise. The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission will observe the exercise to monitor compliance with the Armistice Agreement.

05/08/2026

**August 5, 1950: Maj. Louis Sebille Earns the Medal of Honor**

During the opening months of the Korean War, U.S. Air Force Maj. Louis Sebille, commander of the 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, flew close air support missions to help defend the Republic of Korea.

On Aug. 5, 1950, while attacking a North Korean armored column advancing toward United Nations Command positions near Daegu, Sebille's P-51 Mustang was heavily damaged and he was seriously wounded. Refusing to abandon the mission, he turned his aircraft back toward the enemy convoy, deliberately crashing into it to destroy multiple vehicles and halt the advance at the cost of his own life.

For his extraordinary heroism and selfless sacrifice, Maj. Sebille was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor—the third awarded during the Korean War and the first presented to a member of the U.S. Air Force.

Today, we honor his courage, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to defending freedom.