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Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s I Corps gets new commander
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/06/3032736/joint-base-lewis-mcchords-i-corps.htmlJoint Base Lewis-McChord’s I Corps gets new commander
By ADAM ASHTON
Staff writer
February 6, 2014 Updated 9 hours ago
The Army on Thursday put on a show illustrating Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s new ties to Pacific allies. It was part of the goodbye ceremony for the commander who spent much of the past two years readying South Sound soldiers for fresh challenges as the war in Afghanistan ends.
Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, who led Lewis-McChord’s I Corps through its Pacific pivot, handed his command to a familiar face in Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza. For 16 months, Lanza has commanded the 7th Infantry Division and its 20,000 soldiers at Lewis-McChord.
The handover signaled how the Army wants to leverage the I Corps in the years ahead as the primary headquarters overseeing ground forces along the Pacific Rim.
The corps now reports to U.S. Army Pacific and the Navy-led Pacific Command. It also manages the 25th Infantry Division, which has soldiers in Alaska and Hawaii.