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Acting president visits joint warfighting headquarters between S. Korean, U.S. forces

April 23, 2025

Acting President Han Duck-soo visited a joint warfighting headquarters between South Korean and U.S. military forces Wednesday and emphasized the allies’ unwavering combined defense posture, Han’s office said.

Han held a meeting with U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson during his visit to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, about 65 kilometers south of Seoul, where the allies’ Combined Forces Command is located, according to the office.

Han also expressed gratitude to the South Korean and U.S. soldiers who assisted efforts to put out the deadly wildfires that ravaged the country’s southeastern regions last month.

“I came here to encourage the South Korean and U.S. forces committed to safeguarding peace on the Korean Peninsula, but seeing your passion and dedication, I find myself to be the one who is truly comforted and uplifted,” he said, introducing himself as a “former Army sergeant of the Republic of Korea.”

Han urged the troops to “remain united” as they are now, calling Camp Humphreys a “symbol of the South Korea-U.S. alliance and its unwavering combined defense posture.”