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The Active Plan for the ROK-US Combined Coordination Organization after the Transfer of the War time Operation Control Authority

CHO, Sung Ju 1

1국방부군사편찬연구소

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ABSTRACT

In 2015 the wartime OPCON authority will be turned over to ROKA. After the turnover, the command arrangement and the chain of command between ROKA & USFK will be based on equal status. The combined chain of command is similar to that of the multinational forces in the Gulf War. In Gulf war, American CENTCOM was equal to Arab JOINTCOM in the command arrangement. Under the dual chain of command, the assessment on the application of Coordination organizations for unifying efforts between CENTCOM and Arab JOINTCOM was remarkably effective. CENTCOM and JOINTCOM used the Combined Coordination, Communication, Intergration Center(C3IC) and the Liaison Parties as a coordination organization. C3IC played the great role in the accomplishment of unity of efforts in the multinational operations through coordinations and adjustments. Also CENTCOM employed the large scale Liaison Parties at the adjacent and subordinate units, so that they could understand the situation of operations in real time. The lessons of the multinational operation of coordination organization in during the Gulf War are as follows:First, examine the documentation of the final decision authority on the combined operation between ROK-US;Second, the cooperation organization should be established permanently, and controled by the responsible deputy commanders;Third, the officers who speak English fluently and possess the military expertise should be assigned to the cooperation organization;Fourth, MC Liaison Party should be established permanently to complement the current MC to prepare for the war;Fifth, the cooperation organizations should be located in the ROKA command building or at an adjacent location and have enough space;Sixth, a thorough preparation and operation of the Liaison Party are requested in peace time and during the war.

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