LTGEN Winter, hosted the Chiefs of Army and Sergeants Major from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom for a strategic engagement at UNC Headquarters on April 22, 2026.
Seoul, 5 June 2026 ― In a solemn ceremony in Seoul today, the remains of three fallen American and ten South Korean soldiers of the Korean War were returned to their home nations. The President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), President Lee Jae-myung, the ROK Minister of National Defense, Minister Ahn Gyu-back, and the United Nations Command (UNC) Commander, General Xavier T. Brunson, provided remarks highlighting the sacrifices made during...
We pause to honor the life and service of Colonel Jaap Constandse, whose interment ceremony will soon take place at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) in Busan. Following his passing in April 2025, Colonel Constandse requested to be laid to rest alongside his fallen comrades at this hallowed ground.
The deputy commander of United Nations Command, Lieutenant General Scott Winter, recent visit to the East-West Center 11 May underscored the enduring value of multilateralism on the Korean Peninsula and the contemporary relevance of the 75-year-old command.
Seventy-five years ago today, the Chinese launched their Spring Offensive on April 22, 1951, a massive counterattack with the primary goal of recapturing Seoul. One axis of their assault ran through the Kap’yong, now Gapyeong, Valley which was defended by ROK Army troops. Faced with overwhelming odds, the ROK forces were pushed back. Following the collapse of the ROK forces, the 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, which included the...
April 2026 marks 75 years since some of the most storied battles of the Korean War involving UNC forces – notably the Battle of Kapyong and the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951. These battles showcased extraordinary courage and comradeship among UNC member nations, particularly the forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (at Kapyong) and the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, and others (at Imjin)....
