Over the weekend USFK had a change of command with General Vincent Brooks taking over for General Scaparrotti. Being the prior US Army Pacific Commander he should be well familiar with all North Korea issues so I expect this should be an easy transition for USFK:
Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, left, and Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, inspect the troops during a change of command ceremony on Knight Field, South Korea, April 30, 2016.
Gen. Vincent Brooks warned of rising challenges as he took the helm of U.S. Forces in Korea on Saturday, while North Korea reportedly called joint military exercises in the South “tantamount to an open declaration of war.”
In a ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan’s Knight Field, Brooks took over from Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who will become the next commander of U.S. European Command and supreme allied commander for NATO forces.
The change of command came as the U.S. and its ally South Korea face unprecedented threats from the North, which staged its fourth nuclear test in January, followed by a long-range rocket launch that prompted harsh new U.N. sanctions. [Stars & Stripes]
North Korea reportedly called joint military exercises in the South “tantamount to an open declaration of war.”
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This is the same North Korea which, a few years ago, declared the 1953 Armistice null and void, and warned that hostilities could resume at any time.