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The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – 5 (United States) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1976 (PDF) The History of the UN Forces in the Korean War – 6 (Summary) – ROK Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History, 1977 (E-Book) Archived 2023-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a sub-unified command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under the ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) – a supreme command for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea and special operations component commands.
United Nations Command (UNC or UN Command) [1] is the multinational military force established to support the Republic of Korea (South Korea) during and after the Korean War. It was the first attempt at collective security after the Charter of the United Nations was signed.
Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 January 1922 – 25 August 1954) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. [1] A native of Dover, New Hampshire , Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres .
The United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) was the official ruling body of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula from 8 September 1945 to 15 August 1948. The country during this period was plagued with political and economic chaos, which arose from a variety of causes. [ 1 ]
The Battle of Osan (Korean: 오산 전투) was the first engagement between the United States and North Korea during the Korean War.On July 5, 1950, Task Force Smith, an American task force of 540 infantry supported by an artillery battery, was moved to Osan, south of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and was ordered to fight as a rearguard to delay the advancing North Korean forces while ...
The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South's military said. The ...
The UN forces at Chosin were also supported by one of the greatest concentrations of air power during the Korean War, [56] since the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Yonpo Airfield and five aircraft carriers from the US Navy's Task Force 77 were able to launch 230 sorties daily to provide close air support during the battle, [56] while the ...