U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday that a local media report, which claimed its recent statement on communication with Korea about a West Sea drill was issued under instructions from Washington, contains multiple inaccuracies. In response to an inquiry from The Korea Times, USFK said the report included “many parts that differ from the facts.” But it did not specify which elements it disputed or provide further clarification. The report in question said that a statement issued by USFK on Feb. 24 concerning the West Sea drill earlier in the month was prepared under direction from the U.S. Department of Defense. It said USFK Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson shared details of the situation with higher authorities in the United States and coordinated messaging before releasing it. The report also said that U.S. officials raised concerns about how information related to the incident was transmitted within Korea’s military chain of command. USFK did not tell The Korea Times whether it would issue a formal rebuttal to the report. The issue stemmed from a Feb. 18 incident in which USFK train