Col. Jang Do-young, left, public affairs director of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Col. Ryan Donald, public affairs director of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea, pose for a photo during a media briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in central Seoul on Feb. 25. [AP/YONHAP]
The chiefs of the Korean and U.S. Marine Corps have discussed ways to expand military cooperation and joint drills in a bid to strengthen their combined defense readiness posture, officials said Thursday.
Lt. Gen. Ju Il-suk held talks with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Eric M. Smith, at the Pentagon, near Washington, on Tuesday, according to Korea's Marine Corps.
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The two sides shared the understanding that the allies' Marines will make efforts to bolster a combined defense posture even after the U.S. transfer of wartime operational control, also known as Opcon, to Seoul.
