US pledges full use of military capabilities to defend South Korea
(VOVWORLD) - The US military chief vowed Thursday to use the full range of US military capabilities to defend South Korea as the allies held annual talks between their top-ranking military leaders.
 US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley delivers a speech in Washington DC (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
In a joint statement following the 44th Military Committee Meeting (MCM), US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley pledged the US's firm and unwavering commitment to South Korea.
Both sides discussed measures to strengthen their defense posture and plans to transfer the wartime operational control for South Korea. Milley insisted that the US stands ready to respond to any attack on the Korean peninsula.