The Switch to Seoul Is On: South Korea may call for an end to the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command when Seoul assumes operational control of its own military during wartime. According to the Korea Times, Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung confirmed that the two allies are working on the wartime transfer of responsibility and other options to include disestablishing the CFC. He would not acknowledge that both parties had settled on a date.
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.