Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson (left), commander of Eighth Army, met with Republic of Korea Army 17th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Song Yoo-jin, March 19, 2013.

Eighth Army commander visits Republic of Korea's 17th ID

Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson, commander of Eighth Army, met with the commanding general of the Republic of Korea's 17th Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Song Yoo-jin, March 19, 2013, at Warrior Base, South Korea, to discuss the division's participation in......READ MORE

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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.

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