South Korean Marine Corps leads first Incheon Landing commemoration in 16 years

Incheon hosted a commemorative ceremony on Tuesday, organized jointly by the Marine Corps and the Incheon city government, to honor the 76th anniversary of the pivotal amphibious landing of the Korean War. The event drew roughly 1,000 participants, among them Marine Corps Commandant Ju Il-suk, Incheon Mayor Park Chan-dae and Eighth Army commander Joseph Hilbert. A staged performance recreated the 1950 operation that turned the tide against North Korean forces under U.S. General Douglas MacArthur. This marks the first time since 2010 that the Marine Corps, rather than the Navy, has overseen the observance, reflecting its push to restore operational control of its two divisions from the Army as part of a defence overhaul.