[Exclusive] USFK commander likely to serve only to 2027

Gen. Xavier Brunson, the most senior US military officer in South Korea, is expected to remain commander of United States Forces Korea only into 2027, multiple sources said Thursday. The timing is notable, as any leadership transition would come while Seoul and Washington are confronting major questions ranging from the transfer of wartime operational control to the future role and force posture of US troops on the Korean Peninsula. Potential candidates to take over from Brunson remain unclear,