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First Korea-U.S. combined division to be made
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2994561First Korea-U.S. combined division to be made
Sept 05,2014
In a bid to boost deterrence against a North Korean attack, South Korea and the United States will create a combined division that will perform special combat duties, which will not change plans to remove all American soldiers from the inter-Korean border area by the end of 2016.
The Ministry of National Defense announced yesterday that a combined division of South Korean and U.S. soldiers will be created during the first half of next year.
The new unit, despite earlier speculation, will eventually be located in Pyeongtaek, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) south of Seoul.
According to a press release by the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, the combined division will be composed of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and a South Korean brigade.
