Photo By Lt.Cmdr. Brendan Trembath | United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission DMZ Assistant Operations Officer,...... read more read more
75 years after the Korean War began a multinational team continues to conduct regular inspections along the length of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing North and South Korea to ensure compliance with the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which ceased hostilities.
United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission members visit and inspect Republic of Korea brigade tactical operation centers, guard posts, observation posts and the land corridors between the two Koreas.
UNCMAC assistant operations manager, New Zealand Army Captain Stephen Carruthers said people may come and go, but the Armistice Agreement is constant.
“UNCMAC has been here on the ‘front line’ so to speak since the Armistice Agreement was signed,” said Cpt Carruthers.
“Knowing that the Armistice Agreement is still in effect and I’m there helping that legacy continue, especially when you can see what could happen if we weren’t there, is very important to me.”
He must ensure that ROK divisions within his area of operations consistently follow the rules and guidance provided by the Armistice Agreement.
The July 27, 1953 agreement between the Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the Commander of the Chinese People's volunteers suspended open hostilities and withdrew all military forces and equipment from a four-kilometer-wide demilitarized zone.
A key provision is neither side shall execute any hostile act within, from, or against the demilitarized zone.
Potential Armistice Agreement violations range from firing across or into the DMZ and operating drones in the DMZ to not displaying the appropriate flag on vehicles or buildings.
As Cpt. Carruthers and his team conduct inspections in and outside the DMZ, they routinely use GPS monitors to confirm the location of markers which mark the southern boundary of the DMZ. Like the 50-yard line in football, the DMZ is split by a boundary line known as the Military Demarcation Line, with the
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea on either side of the line.
These boundary lines remain as relevant today as when the opposing sides agreed to a cease fire at Panmunjom July 27, 1953.
| Date Taken: | 07.08.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 07.08.2025 20:32 |
| Story ID: | 542160 |
| Location: | CHEORWON-GUN, GANG'WEONDO [KANG-WON-DO], KR |
| Hometown: | CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, NZ |
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