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No red link[edit]

This topic was on the list of articles requested for more than a year, but it turns out that no other article had a red link to it. - Dalbury 16:42, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Taiwan[edit]

Shouldn't it be mentioned that the Republic of China (Nationalist China/Taiwan/Formosa) offered troops to the UNC under UNSC resolution 84 but was refused because their presence might have brought Red China (PRC/mainland China) into the conflict? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.91.64.163 (talk) 07:36, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CINCUNC careers[edit]

Anyone know where there's a definitive list of CINCUNC/USAFFE/USFK/EUSA commanders? I compiled this one from assorted biographical articles, and it was surprisingly difficult to find all these guys. Morinao 17:44, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

	Date	Name	Previous 4-star job	Next 4-star job
1	1950 - 1951	GA Douglas MacArthur	CSA, 1930-1935; CG USAFFE, 1941-1942; CINCSWPA/CG USAFFE, 1942-1945; SCAP, 1945-1946; SCAP/CINCFE, 1947-1951	(retired)
2	1951 - 1952	GEN Matthew B. Ridgway	(none)	SACEUR/USCINCEUR, 1952-1953; CSA, 1953-1955.
3	1952 - 1953	GEN Mark W. Clark	CG 15th Army Group, 1944-1945; U.S. High Commissioner of Austria, 1945-1947; CG 6th Army, 1947-1949; CG AFF, 1949-1952	(retired)
4	1953 - 1955	GEN John E. Hull	VCSA, 1951-1953	(retired)
5	1955	GEN Maxwell D. Taylor	CG EUSA, 1953-1954; CG USAFFE/CG EUSA, 1954-1955	CSA, 1955-1959; MILREP, 1961-1962; CJCS, 1962-1964.
6	1955 - 1957	GEN Lyman L. Lemnitzer	(none)	VCSA, 1957-1959; CSA, 1959-1960; CJCS, 1960-1962; USCINCEUR, 1962; SACEUR/USCINCEUR, 1963-1969.
7	1957 - 1959	GEN George H. Decker	DCINCEUR, 1956-1957	VCSA, 1959-1960; CSA, 1960-1962.
8	1959 - 1961	GEN Carter B. Magruder	(none)	(retired)
9	1961 - 1963	GEN Guy S. Meloy Jr.	(none)	(retired)
10	1963 - 1965	GEN Hamilton H. Howze	(none)	(retired)
11	1965 - 1966	GEN Dwight E. Beach	(none)	CINCUSARPAC, 1966-1968.
12	1966 - 1969	GEN Charles H. Bonesteel III	(none)	(retired)
13	1969 - 1972	GEN John H. Michaelis	(none)	(retired)
14	1972 - 1973	GEN Donald V. Bennett	(none)	CINCUSARPAC, 1973-1974.
15	1973 - 1976	GEN Richard G. Stilwell	(none)	(retired)
16	1976 - 1979	GEN John W. Vessey Jr.	(none)	VCSA, 1979-1982; CJCS, 1982-1985.
17	1979 - 1982	GEN John A. Wickham Jr.	(none)	VCSA, 1982-1983; CSA, 1983-1987.
18	1982 - 1984	GEN Robert W. Sennewald	(none)	CG FORSCOM, 1984-1986.
19	1984 - 1987	GEN William J. Livsey	(none)	(retired)
20	1987 - 1990	GEN Louis C. Menetrey	(none)	(retired)
21	1990 - 1993	GEN Robert W. RisCassi	VCSA, 1989-1990	(retired)
22	1993 - 1996	GEN Gary E. Luck	(none)	(retired)
23	1996 - 1999	GEN John H. Tilelli Jr.	VCSA, 1994-1995; CG FORSCOM, 1995-1996	(retired)
24	1999 - 2002	GEN Thomas A. Schwartz	CG FORSCOM, 1998-1999	(retired)
25	2002 - 2006	GEN Leon J. LaPorte	(none)	(retired)
26	2006 - present	GEN Burwell B. Bell III	CG USAREUR, 2002-2005

Combined Forces Command[edit]

Currently, searching ROK-US Combined Forces Command redirects to this page on United Nations Command. Although the Commander CFC is dual hatted as the Commander UNC, they have distinctly different roles, authorities and responsibilities. I am sure here is much more to warrant a separate page. Key items of interest:

Why CFC was established distinct from UNC in 1978.
Where CFC receives its strategic direction.
Roles of UNC and CFC in conducting and supporting armistice maintenance.
Armistice OPCON Transition in 1994.
Agreement to transition Wartime OPCON transition to ROK JCS by 17 April 2012 and arguments for and against transition.

Additionally, I noted on this page that is lacks much detail:

The 1950 Busan Letter where Syngman Rhee transfers Operational Command of ROK forces to UNC
The 1983 UNC Terms Of Reference, an unclassified document that lays out UNC's authorities and responsibilities

Among others. I am interested and going to start here, but this is my first series of edits. I look forward to any input and interest. Gerswing (talk) 11:07, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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this article is factually inaccurate[edit]

there has been no formal and to the Korean war. there's been a long-standing ceasefire agreement between China and the United States that holds till this day 98.13.96.79 (talk) 15:40, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where specifically in the article do you see a statement that there has been a formal end to the war? There is an Armistice Agreement, which ended open hostilities. Donald Albury 18:33, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]