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from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force. The augmentation forces are deployed

incrementally depending on how the crisis develops. It is done in two dif ferent modes—Flexible
Deterrence Option (FDO) 10) and Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) 11) — pursuant
to Article 2 of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the ROK and the United States. When a

crisis builds up on the Korean Peninsula, FDO that aims to deter war and mitigate the crisis is
executed to deploy the designated forces. If an actual war begins, combat and support units will
be reinforced in accordance with TPFDD to ensure the execution of the ROK–U.S. combined

operation plans.
The ROK Armed Forces will closely consult with the United States on developing augmentation
forces deployment plans to make sure, for the defense of the Korean Peninsula, that the total

combat power of the ROK and the United States does not weaken.

2. Maintaining a Readiness Posture against Local Provocations

| Establishing a Surveillance and Early Warning Posture | The ROK Armed Forces

always maintains a watch condition for the early detection and warning of signs of North
Korean provocations. To do so, the ROK Armed Forces operates the ROK–U.S. combined
intelligence assets in an integrated manner through bilateral cooperation based on the alliance
defense system. Intelligence gathered from the ROK–U.S. combined information assets and

from domestic and international agencies gets consolidated and analyzed and then shared with
operational units for timely utilization.
Moreover, to detect the earliest signs of North Korean provocations, the ROK Armed Forces

plans to continuously expand its independent surveillance capabilities by acquiring medium-
to high-altitude reconnaissance UAVs, multipurpose satellites, and military reconnaissance
satellites.

10) A series of political, economic, diplomatic, and military options that are part of the CFC Crisis Action Standard
Operating Procedures and that have to be promptly executed to deter war
11) Force deployment list and data of the U.S. augmentation forces for the execution of the ROK–U.S. combined
operational plans

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