Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Meets U.S. Transportation Commander: "Establishing Combined Transportation Support Readiness"
U.S. Transportation Command Commander Visits South Korea for the First Time in 13 Years
Discusses Strengthening ROK-U.S. Cooperation in Transportation and Logistics
Focus on Rapid Deployment and Combined Defense Posture Amid Growing North Korea-Russia Ties
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myungsoo met with U.S. Transportation Command Commander General Randall Reed to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of transportation.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on June 9, Chairman Kim received General Randall Reed, Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, and exchanged views on cooperation in transportation between the two countries in connection with the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific region.
Chairman Kim stated, "The ROK-U.S. alliance is the most exemplary and powerful alliance in the world and serves as a key pillar for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific region." He emphasized the importance of establishing a combined defense posture that can effectively respond to North Korea's increasingly sophisticated threats, including nuclear, missile, and cyber threats, as North Korea-Russia cooperation expands.
Chairman Kim and General Reed also agreed on the necessity of cooperation in transportation between South Korea and the United States to ensure the rapid deployment of U.S. reinforcement forces to the Korean Peninsula in the event of a contingency. They decided to closely cooperate on various issues, including regularizing combined transportation exercises to enhance interoperability of transportation assets, and establishing combined transportation support readiness on land, sea, and air.
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Meanwhile, Commander Randall Reed visited South Korea on June 8 to enhance his understanding of key allied nations in the Indo-Pacific region and to discuss improving interoperability in logistics. This is the first visit by a U.S. Transportation Command commander to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 13 years since 2012.
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