GEN Dempsey & his family are applauded as they leave the Pentagon. Dempsey is retiring after 41 yrs of service. pic.twitter.com/EOUGRPQRqd
— The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 (@thejointstaff) September 24, 2015
General Dempsey was in town and supposedly the word THAAD was never uttered one time:
The military chiefs of South Korea and the United States met Friday in Seoul to talk about a range of defense issues, though Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the hot potato issue of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or Thaad, was not discussed.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the American JCS, paid a visit to the National Cemetery Friday and then to the Korean JCS in Yongsan, central Seoul, where he had a discussion with his Korean counterpart Adm. Choi Yoon-hee and other JCS members. Dempsey was on the second day of a three-day visit to South Korea
During the talks, the two top military officials discussed the transfer of wartime operation control, measures to strengthen the combined defense posture of the two countries and also the future of the alliance. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
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Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, pays tribute at the National Cemetery in Seoul on March 27, 2015. (Yonhap)
I guess we will see if anything significant comes out these talks next week:
The top U.S. military officer will visit South Korea next week for talks with his counterpart on boosting the bilateral alliance, Seoul officials said Friday, amid keen attention on whether the two will discuss the possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile-defense system here.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), is scheduled to arrive Thursday for a three-day stay, during which he plans to hold talks with South Korea’s JCS chairman, Adm. Choi Yun-hee, and meet with Defense Minister Han Min-koo, according to Seoul’s JCS.
Dempsey’s trip here is considered a return visit before he leaves office at the end of September, the JCS said, noting Choi traveled to the U.S. in July last year, it added.
“The JCS chairmen of South Korea and the U.S. will boost their relationship, reaffirm their strong will for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and discuss ways on how to develop the alliance in the future,” the JCS said in a statement.
“The chairmen are expected to deal with a wide range of pending issues, including how to deal with North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats and their preparedness for the transfer of the wartime operational control of South Korean troops,” a JCS officer said. [Yonhap]
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