USS Iowa (BB-61) 1948, as part of the post World War II drawdown of the armed forces, "Iowa" was deactivated at San Francisco, and then formally decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets on 24 March 1949. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, prompting the United Nations to authorize military intervention. President Harry S. Truman ordered US forces stationed in Japan to transfer to South Korea. Truman also sent US based troops, tanks, fighter and bomber aircraft, and a strong naval force to the area to support South Korea. As part of the naval mobilization, "Iowa" was reactivated on 14 July
Prostitutes in South Korea for the U.S. military Korea (ROK) and are punishable under the USA's Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). According to United States Forces Korea's policy, "Hiring prostitutes is incompatible with our military core values." In the Allied-occupied Korea, between 1950 and 2007, the total number of women amounted to over one million in all South Korea. Some women chose to become prostitutes. Prostitutes for U.S. soldiers were esteemed to be at the bottom of the social hierarchy by South Koreans, they were also lowest status within the hierarchy of prostitution. In September 1945, United States Armed Forces occupied Korea, including Imperial Japanese comfort stations.