0212, 2025

KDVA Roundtable Discussion with Fmr. USFK, CFC, and UNC Commander Robert B. “Abe” Abrams

Andrew Soohwan Kim/ December 2, 2025/ Blogs

I participated in a roundtable discussion with Fmr. USFK, CFC, and UNC Commander Robert Abrams hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) on December 1st, 2025. I asked General Abrams for his updated opinion regarding wartime OPCON transfer, its prospective timeline, the conditions-based operational control transfer plan (COTP), and the timeline of the IOC, FOC, and FMC assessments of

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2111, 2025

Semi-Sesquicentennials of 2025: Marking Milestones for the US-ROK Alliance Part 1

Andrew Soohwan Kim/ November 21, 2025/ Blogs

I wrote in English and Korean about my participation in the marking of four significant semi-sesquicentennials (75th anniversary) ceremonies in the 2025-3 Issue of the Korea Defense Veterans Association’s (주한미군전우회) ROK-U.S. Alliance Journal. Part 1 of my full article was published in the current issue, with Part 2 to be printed in the next issue of the ROK-U.S. Alliance Journal.

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