[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-seong] The ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command concluded 44 years of the Yongsan era and completed its relocation to Pyeongtaek, marking the full opening of the U.S. Forces Korea Pyeongtaek era.
The ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (hereafter CFC) held a relocation ceremony at Camp Humphreys on the 15th and officially completed the base relocation to Pyeongtaek.
The relocation ceremony was attended by Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, Commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, Vice Commander of CFC Ahn Byeong-seok, Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon, and domestic and international guests who congratulated the CFC on its relocation to Pyeongtaek.
With this, Pyeongtaek has emerged as a core city of the ROK-U.S. alliance where Camp Humphreys, the world's largest overseas U.S. military base, is located, and where the Combined Forces Command, the world's only combined command, operates, positioning itself as a crucial hub of South Korea's security.
Mayor Jung Jang-seon said, "I sincerely welcome the relocation of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Pyeongtaek," and added, "With the core military capabilities of both South Korea and the United States gathering in Pyeongtaek, Pyeongtaek City will actively support and cooperate in diverse ways so that the U.S. Forces Korea and the CFC can faithfully carry out their roles and missions."
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