Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti recently handed over command of U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command to Army Gen. Vincent Brooks in a ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in South Korea.
Brooks brings a wealth of experience, having held command at every level of the Army, as well as experience across other branches as part of the Joint Chiefs and as the deputy director of operations at U.S. Central Command. Brooks comes to U.S. Forces Korea from a stint as commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific.
“In the present day, the challenges continue to rise, but so does the strength of this alliance and the resolve of the United Nations,” Brooks said. “We must look into the future with clear eyes, confronting the challenges to peace and prosperity, and doing so in a spirit that is becoming of those who served and sacrificed before us.”
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-Koo and U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided over the change-of-command ceremony. Scaparrotti had held the position since October 2013. Scaparrotti will now take over as commander of U.S. European Command and as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
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