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Champoux assumes command of Eighth Army
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (June 27, 2013) -- The U.S. Army's top operational command on the Korean Peninsula held a change-of-command ceremony June 27.
Lt.
Gen. Bernard S. Champoux assumed command of Eighth Army from Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson during the ceremony here on Knight Field.
The ceremony was attended by many senior U.S. and South Korean officials, including U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim and U.S.
Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea.
Thurman thanked Johnson for his efforts to increase readiness.
"Eighth Army has reached uncharted levels of readiness," said Thurman, "and it's all about readiness as we deter aggression everyday and provide peace and stability on this peninsula."
"He has transformed his command into a Field Army, capable of standing up a combined joint task force and having an operational role in deterring aggression and if deterrence fa