U.S. troops attend a ceremony in a U.S. base in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, on July 6, 2023. [YONHAP]
The Korea-U.S. alliance remains committed to a "conditions-based" transfer of wartime operational control (Opcon) to Seoul from Washington, a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) spokesperson said Wednesday, amid a report that the U.S. military has expressed concerns over a potentially rushed Opcon transition.
The official's remarks came after the Chosun Ilbo reported that USFK told the Korean side a hurried Opcon transition would make it difficult for U.S. troops to come under Korean operational control within the allies' current combined command structure.
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"The U.S.-ROK alliance is committed to a conditions-based transition of wartime operational control, and that commitment is unchanged," the official told Yonhap News Agency. ROK is short for Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.
