Eighth Army
Mission
Eighth Army deters north Korean aggression against the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Should deterrence fail, Eighth Army leads Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) and
generates combat power for USFK/UNC/CFC decisive operations in the Korea Theater of
Operations. On order, Eighth Army forms a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and conducts
Unified Land Operations.