THAAD unit from Texas will deploy to South Korea

Yonhap news agency reports that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit to be deployed in South Korea will come from Fort Bliss, Texas.

Photo Credit: Ben Listerman, Missile Defense Agency
Photo Credit: Ben Listerman, Missile Defense Agency

The same article also mentioned that Army personnel manning the THAAD battery in Guam could be rotated to South Korea to operate the THAAD once it is deployed.

Both countries are to sort out the details of the deployment during the 48th Security Consultative Meeting on Oct. 20 in Washington.