US Army reportedly plans to move multidomain troops from Germany to South Korea

The U.S. Army reportedly plans to move hundreds of multidomain troops from Germany to South Korea within the year, although the Pentagon said Wednesday it had nothing to announce about the potential deployment.

The 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force’s Multi-Domain Effects Battalion would join U.S. Forces Korea to strengthen capabilities against North Korea while bolstering deterrence against China, the Chosun Daily reported Wednesday. The newspaper did not identify the source of its information.

The Pentagon did not confirm the report.

Seoul and Washington remain in “regular” and “close” communication on critical issues, but the Defense Department has “nothing to announce at this time,” an unnamed Pentagon spokesperson said by email Wednesday.

A South Korean Ministry of National Defense spokesman also declined to comment on the report. The allies “are in frequent and close communication on various alliance issues,” including strengthening their readiness posture against North Korea, he said by text message Wednesday.

Some South Korean officials are required to speak to the press on condition of anonymity.

The reported move would bring to the Korean Peninsula a specialized Army formation designed to help U.S. forces penetrate and counter enemy defenses by integrating capabilities across multiple domains.

The 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force synchronizes lethal and nonlethal effects to “execute tactically, impact operationally, and influence strategically to secure a decisive advantage,” according to Multi-Domain Command Europe’s website.

Its Multi-Domain Effects Battalion employs capabilities across areas including cyber, space and the electromagnetic spectrum to help commanders identify threats and coordinate operations.

The task force was established in September 2021, according to the Army’s website.

The Chosun Daily reported that Washington has already begun consultations with the South Korean government over the potential deployment.

USFK spokeswoman Choi Min-jung referred a request for comment to the Pentagon on Wednesday.

USFK’s commander, Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, signaled last year that he wanted a multidomain effects battalion on the peninsula.

Such a unit would improve the U.S. military’s ability to “see, sense and understand our environment better,” he said at a press briefing on Aug. 10, 2025.

The reported move comes amid heightened North Korean missile activity and continuing U.S.-led exercises in the region.

North Korea launched ballistic missiles Aug. 6 and 12, followed by a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles Aug. 20 during the U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield drills.

The United States, South Korea and Japan are slated to begin their trilateral Freedom Edge exercise Monday in waters south of the peninsula. The drills are marked to run through Sept. 11.

North Korea condemned the exercise this week, describing it as a cause of rising tension on the peninsula, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.