ABSTRACT
Coalition command arrangements are a matter of lively public discussion in Korea Proud of their hard-won world status, Koreans believe—and many Americans agree-that the Korean military should have a larger place in the scheme. Combined Forces Command (CFC) stands for the Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. Combined Forces Command. This is the air/land/sea command that the two nations have set up under a US commander in chief (CINC) who is responsible to the two countries’ presidents for the defense of ROK national territory. CFC has three field armies deployed along the demilitarized zone, each with two or three ROK Army Corps. CFC/GCC and Combined Field Army (CFA) are binational headquarters; both have ROK and US officers intermingled throughout. The deputy CINC CFC is an ROK Army four-star general; the deputy commander, CFA, is an ROK Army two- star general. To explain the complexities of the command arrangements in Korea, which shows that QNC CFC wears seven hats.
