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negotiation results accepted by the National Assembly and the people.
Most of the defense sharing cost has been redirected to the ROK economy,
contributing to job creation, domestic consumption growth, and regional economic
development. All of the labor cost has been paid to the ROK citizens working for
the USFK, while 88% of ROK funded construction–with the remaining 12% being
design and construction oversight costs–and 100% of the logistics cost are supported
in kind (facilities, equipment, services, etc.) through domestic contractors.
The SMA has undergone numerous changes over the past three decades. The
ROK and the US governments have made continuous efforts to improve rules and
regulations in response to the development of democracy and the maturing civil
society in the ROK. Transparency and accountability in the defense burden sharing
7)
Direct and indirect program have been improved through the enhanced participation from the ROK
supports are classified as
follows: government in the execution process, and various efforts are being made to protect
• Direct support: A form
of support that involves the rights and interests of the ROK employees in the USFK and improve their job
government spending
I
• ndirect support: A form security.
of support that does
not involve government In addition to the defense cost sharing provided in accordance with the SMA,
spending but supports
7)
the USFK in a way that the ROK government directly and indirectly supports the USFK in various fields.
helps save the forces’
financial resources The composition and scale of direct and indirect supports for the USFK have also
8) changed in line with changes in the security environment. For instance, the ROK
John H. Tilelli Jr., the government has been providing direct support including maintenance support
8th commander of the
CFC, contributed to the around USFK bases and support for US communication lines and combined C4I
maintenance of a robust
ROK–US alliance, including system, and indirect support including various tax exemptions and reductions.
the project for establishing
the "Wall of Remembrance" Considering such efforts, the ROK government will continue to carry out discussions
within the Korean War
Veterans Memorial in with the US so that the defense burden sharing amount continues to be determined
Washington, D.C. The
General was awarded in at a reasonable and fair level in the future, while making every effort to ensure that
2019, appreciating him as a
representative pro-Korean the various support provided by the ROK government contributes to reinforcing the
member.
development of a robust ROK–US alliance and the enhancement of the combined
9)
James N. Mattis, the defense posture.
26th US Secretary of
Defense, contributed to
the defense of the Korean
Peninsula during his Enhancing ROK–US Mutual The ROK and the US operate a variety of
tenure by emphasizing Understanding programs, including ROK–US friendship
the unwavering security
pledges in accordance with activities, to help enhance trust and build
the ROK–US alliance. He
also presented a blueprint friendship between the two countries. The MND provides a Korean cultural
for the buildup of a robust
ROK–US combined experience program where USFK service members are invited to experience Korean
defense system after the
agreement on the Guiding culture, and since 1972, some 19,000 USFK service members have participated in
Principles Following the
Transition of Wartime this program. In 2019, around 240 USFK service members on f ve separate occasions
Operational Control in
2018. participated in various programs, including Taekwondo camps, visits to historical

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