FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A new commander is taking over as the leader of Army soldiers in the Pacific.
Lt. Gen. Robert Brown is succeeding Gen. Vincent Brooks as the commander of U.S. Army Pacific. Brooks is becoming the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea.
Brown will lead about 80,000 soldiers from Washington state, Alaska and Hawaii to Japan.
Brooks will hand over command to Brown during a ceremony at U.S. Army Pacific headquarters in Hawaii on Wednesday. Brown will be promoted to a four-star general just before the ...