{
  "id": 12575861,
  "title": "Seoul, Washington agree on provisional structure for post-transition CFC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/seoul-washington-agree-on-provisional-structure-for-post-transition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20261007/seoul-washington-agree-on-provisional-structure-for-post-transition-cfc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on a provisional structure for the Combined Forces Command (CFC) following the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), according to Kim Seong-min, deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command. Kim stated that the structure will be officially finalized during the Full Mission Capability (FMC) assessment, which is part of the process transferring OPCON from the U.S. to South Korea. He affirmed that the command will continue to operate under its English name, Combined Forces Command, although it will be referred to as the \"future CFC\" in Korean to distinguish it from the existing structure. When asked by Rep. Han Ki-go of the opposition People Power Party if the U.S. had agreed to South Korea's proposed structure, Kim confirmed that a provisional agreement had been reached.",
  "summary": "South Korea and the United States have agreed on a provisional structure for their Combined Forces Command (CFC) after the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), the command’s deputy commander said Wednesday. Kim Seong-min, deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, told a parliamentary audit that the structure would be finalized during the Full Mission Capability…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea and US agree on provisional CFC structure post-transition.",
    "Structure to be finalized during FMC assessment.",
    "Command will retain English name Combined Forces Command."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul, Washington agree on provisional structure for post-transition CFC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/seoul-washington-agree-on-provisional-structure-for-post-transition-12579504",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:12:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}