History
Commander, Naval Forces, Korea, was established on July 1, 1957, with headquarters in Seoul. The command was created by the reorganization of the Naval Forces, Far East Command into the separate commands of Naval Forces, Japan and Naval Forces Korea. Commander, Naval Forces Korea, assumed the following additional duties:
•Commander, Naval Component Command, United Nations Command
•Chief, U.S. Naval Advisory Group, Korea, and Navy Advisor to the Republic of Korea
•Commander, Naval Component Command, U.S. Forces Korea
•On-Call Member, United Nations Military Armistice Commission
The principal mission of CNFK was support of the United Nations Command. In this regard, the commander exercised command of U.S. Naval Forces assigned or attached, and operational control over the Republic of Korea Navy.
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