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In particular, in preparation for wartime OPCON transition, the ROK Armed
Forces maintains a robust combined readiness posture by conducting combined
certification assessment during ROK–US combined exercises and has established
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a readiness posture against a full-scale war by improving its capabilities to conduct
operations and lead combined exercises.
In addition, the ROK government’s Ulchi exercise was integrated with the Taegeuk
exercise, a ROK-only exercise of the ROK Armed Forces, thereby launching the
Ulchi Taegeuk exercise . Chapter 3
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Combined field maneuver training exercises (FTX) fully utilize the advanced
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weapons systems and operational management system of the ROK–US combined
forces under the principle of "ensuring a balanced combined readiness posture
throughout the year". Various additional training methods are applied to enhance the
capability to conduct combined operations.
The ROK Armed Forces is developing concepts to conduct operations in
preparation of a full-scale war aimed at achieving a complete victory "with minimum
damages within the shortest period of time". The ROK Armed Forces will maintain
steadfast combined operational capabilities through ROK–US combined exercises
and trainings. In case of contingencies, it will employ combined and joint forces to
end the war at an early stage by achieving decisive victories in all domains including
ground, air, sea, space, and cyber.

Strengthening the ROK–US The ROK Armed Forces is maintaining and
Combined Defense Posture enhancing the combined defense posture

based on a robust ROK–US alliance capable of
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firmly responding to North Korea’s provocation for a full-scale war. With the robust It is conducted to verify
and assess the mission
combined defense posture and military readiness posture, the ROK Armed Forces’ execution capability of the
future ROK–US Combined
efforts are underway to pursue wartime OPCON transition systematically and Forces Command (CFC)
which is led by the ROK
proactively under close consultation with the US. Armed Forces.
The Armed Forces of the ROK and the US will coordinate closely and exert efforts 15)
to maintain a much stronger combined defense posture even after wartime OPCON It is an exercise to improve
national emergency
transition. preparedness capability
and military readiness
Moving forward, the two counties will continue to strengthen their combined posture in the concept of
comprehensive security
defense posture by stably managing alliance issues through various defense through crisis response
training for large-scale
consultative bodies. complex disasters and
wartime preparation
exercises at the level of
national-scale war.
Reinforcing War In order to reinforce sustainment capabilities, the ROK
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Sustainability Armed Forces is acquiring and maintaining forces, equip- Field Training Exercise

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