Here is another example of a foreign officer holding a significant leadership position within a US leadership structure:
Lieut. Gen. Wayne D. Eyre, the deputy commander of the United Nations Command, speaks during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at Camp Humphreys, a sprawling U.S. military complex in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 30, 2018. (Yonhap)
A Canadian three-star Army general took office as the first non-American deputy commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) on Monday, underscoring the command’s ongoing efforts for “revitalization.”
During a change-of-responsibility ceremony, Lieut. Gen. Wayne D. Eyre assumed the mantle, which had been dominated by U.S. officers since the command’s inception in 1950 during the Korean War. He replaced Lieut. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, the current commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force.
“This (UNC) revitalization is an important move towards transforming international commitments to the Korean Peninsula security,” Eyre said during the ceremony at Camp Humphreys, a sprawling U.S. military complex in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul.
“I am excited to execute your intent and help shape this journey toward enduring peace and stability,” he added, referring to UNC commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, who depicted Eyre’s appointment as part of UNC “transformational” or revitalization endeavors. [Yonhap]
It seems like USFK & UNC have plenty of generals already. Something like a Canadian infantry rifle company or tank company would have been more useful. If I remember right, the last of the UNC member countries to have combat forces in the ROK were the Thais who pulled out their last infantry company in the early 1970s. From what I understand from an US Army officer who was stationed in a camp nearby the Thai compound, it was not much of a loss. He said the Thai NCOs & their men spent most of their time black marketing goods from the PX.
ChickenHead
5 years ago
So… if some foreign general gives an order that doesn’t seem in America’s intetest, can you put a bullet in his forehead?
Asking for a friend.
setnaffa
5 years ago
Ask Mattis, CH…
Flyingsword
5 years ago
UNC is in fact, not a US leadership structure. It is a United Nations leadership structure.
ChickenHead
5 years ago
“UNC is in fact, not a US leadership structure. It is a United Nations leadership structure.”
It seems like USFK & UNC have plenty of generals already. Something like a Canadian infantry rifle company or tank company would have been more useful. If I remember right, the last of the UNC member countries to have combat forces in the ROK were the Thais who pulled out their last infantry company in the early 1970s. From what I understand from an US Army officer who was stationed in a camp nearby the Thai compound, it was not much of a loss. He said the Thai NCOs & their men spent most of their time black marketing goods from the PX.
So… if some foreign general gives an order that doesn’t seem in America’s intetest, can you put a bullet in his forehead?
Asking for a friend.
Ask Mattis, CH…
UNC is in fact, not a US leadership structure. It is a United Nations leadership structure.
“UNC is in fact, not a US leadership structure. It is a United Nations leadership structure.”
Ah. So no problem?
Cush position for him.