General Xavier Brunson
Commander, U.S. Forces Korea
Xavier T. Brunson was born in 1968 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He earned an undergraduate degree from Hampton University, after which he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He received master’s degrees from Webster University and the United States Army War College. He has also had advanced education courses through the military.
During his years of active service, Brunson has held command and staff positions across the Army and served in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Freedom’s Sentinel, and Inherent Resolve. Abrams was the commander of Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Previously commanding general of I Corps, Xavier has served as the Commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea, at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, since December 2024.
Brunson is married to Colonel (retired) Kirsten Brunson, and they have two daughters and one son.
In the News…
General Xavier Brunson, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, discussed the electronic jamming the U.S. and allied forces face on the Korean Peninsula. At the AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific, the general stated that it is one of the most “violently contested electromagnetic environments on the planet.”
General Brunson said, “Our adversaries practice electronic attack daily. They jam GPS in the West Sea. They attempt to blind our servers, our sensors, and our networks.”
Referring to the actions of North Korea, the commander stated that “across the demilitarized zone” American forces face a “nuclear-armed adversary that constitutionally designates the Republic of Korea (South Korea) as its principal enemy.” China has also developed advanced electronic attack capabilities. He said that U.S. Forces South Korea is using high-frequency networks alongside proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite communications and terrestrial mesh networks to maintain command and control.
General Brunson highlighted the need for such resilient and redundant capabilities, stating, “If your capability requires pristine satellite communications, infinite bandwidth, and uninterrupted fiber optic backbone to function, it will not survive 48 hours on the peninsula.”
