I Corps activation ceremony to be Wednesday

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I Corps activation ceremony to be Wednesday
Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Tuesday, December 18, 2007

A 1st Corps forward headquarters element will be formally established at Camp Zama, Japan, on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, the I Corps commander, will preside over the activation ceremony, scheduled for 3 p.m. in the Yano Fitness Center. It’s open to the base community.

The new forward-deployed headquarters provides I Corps with a modernized command platform allowing it to deploy more rapidly and effectively for the defense of Japan and other Far East contingencies.

Maj. Gen. Elbert N. Perkins, the U.S. Army Japan commander who will become deputy I-Corps commander and also head up its new forward headquarters element, is slated to attend. Japanese dignitaries are among other invited guests.


Article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=51059