A man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of U.S. soldier Travis King in Seoul on Aug. 16. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Imagesin July landed at a U.S. military base in Texas early Thursday morning, a Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed to Axios.The soldier, Travis King, was subsequently taken to Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio, U.S. Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee said in a statement.
Authorities said King, a 23-year-old Army private, had admitted to entering the country illegally, KCNA added.Senior administration officials confirmed Wednesday that King’s transfer out of North Korea was the culmination of a monthlong effort by the U.S. government. ” for the U.S. in North Korea, was the United States’ “primary interlocutor” in the matter. Swedish officials entered North Korea and transferred King to China, where the U.S. government received him.
From China, King was taken to a U.S. Air Force base in South Korea, before traveling to the U.S., State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a"We appreciate the dedication of the interagency team that has worked tirelessly out of concern for Private King's wellbeing," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.that a U.S.