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Now a little about us, the ROK is home to over 28,000 service members, civilians and family members in support of the Korean-American Alliance.

Commander's Vision and Priorities

Vision

UNC/CFC/USFK

A trained, ready, and disciplined Combined and Joint Combatant Command that is ready to fight and win.

A command that:

Leads, integrates, and directs all available forces during armistice, crisis or war - constantly working to strengthen our ROK-US Alliance.

Continues transformation efforts leading to OPCON transfer in 2012 while remaining prepared to fight tonight. Develops and builds alliances and partnerships.
Improves the quality of life for all service members, DOD civilians and their families.

Priority #1: Be Prepared to Fight and Win

Be ready to fight and win our nations’ wars. This is our nonnegotiable contract with the American and Korean people.

Know the enemy, the terrain, and your job - Do it better than anyone else.

Readiness - have your kit bag, equipment, and organization ready.

Maintain your warfightingskill sets through tough, realistic training and theater level exercises. Leverage all available ROK and US Training facilities and ranges.

Integrate and operate with ROK forces and supporting agencies; complement and mutually reinforce each others’capabilities.

Continue to improve, enhance, and adjust your war plans as the environment changes - adaptive planning and flexibility.

Priority #2: Strengthen the Alliance

Remain ready to Fight Tonight while working towards OPCON Transfer - Improve your current command structures, processes and procedures that will lead to world class combined warfightingcapabilities upon OPCON transfer on 17 April 2012.

Transfer, enhance, and improve our shared U.S. and ROK military capabilities - Collaborate and work together in the planning process; operational systems development; and lessons learned in order to seamlessly transferoperational control to the ROK.

Train and exercise our combined forces - Expand opportunities to conduct combined training with ROK, US, and other forces in Northeast Asia.

Support ROK initiatives to improve warfighting capability which will maximize ROK potential to excel as the Supported command.

Strengthen our Good Neighbor program - this will directly increase our deterrent value and increase our combined warfightingcapability.

Priority #3: Improve Quality of Life for Service Members, DoD Civilians, and Families –“Make Korea the Station of Choice”

Safety - Leaders stay engaged at all levels; our service members, families and civilians are too valuable to lose
Strengthen your Good Neighbor Program - this will provide more opportunities to see and learn about this wonderful country.

Improve facilities and housing - Be aware of the living and working conditions of all subordinates and families…would you like to live and work there?

Continue to increase Command Sponsorship in order to move towards tour normalization.

Execute our plan to move to enduring installations while maintaining facilities at all bases until these installations are returned to the ROK.

Expand and improve schools and health care - Unequaled education and health care systems.

Increase opportunities for spouses - Provide education, employment, and family support programs for Family Members.

Increase support for and access to our families back in the US - Affordable phone, internet, and airlines.

Support family members residing in Korea whose sponsors are deployed.