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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 05:13
8th Army chief vows firm readiness
밴달 美 8군사령관 취임…"강한 훈련으로 北도발 억제"
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Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, second from left, the new commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, receives the Army's flag from Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, U.S. Forces Korea commander, given by his predecessor Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux, right, during a ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul, Tuesday, to mark both his inauguration and his predecessor's departure. / Yonhap
Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, second from left, the new commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, receives the Army's flag from Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, U.S. Forces Korea commander, given by his predecessor Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux, right, during a ceremony at Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul, Tuesday, to mark both his inauguration and his predecessor's departure. / Yonhap

By Jun Ji-hye


Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, new commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, vowed Tuesday to maintain a firm readiness posture against North Korean provocations.

During a change of command ceremony at the Eighth Army Headquarters in Yongsan Garrison, central Seoul, Vandal also reaffirmed the "unshakable" alliance between South Korea and the U.S.

Promoted to lieutenant general on the same day, Vandal replaced Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux who had held the position since June 2013.

The ceremony was attended by some 300 figures from the two countries, including U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert, Commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti and CFC deputy commander Gen. Kim Hyun-jip.

Retired Army Gen. Paik Sun-yup, the honorary commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, was also present.

"I am humbled and honored to assume my responsibilities today as the 33rd commander of the Eighth Army," Vandal said during an inaugural address. "Because of soldiers like you who are ready to protect and defend freedom, coupled with our steadfast partnership with the Korean people, the alliance between our two great nations is unshakeable.

"You have my commitment that we will work together to continue tough, realistic training with our ROK partners so that we remain ready to fight tonight."

The new commander said that he is fully committed to his mission as well as the alliance with Seoul, vowing to ensure the stability and security of the Korean Peninsula.

His inauguration comes amid growing tensions here over the possibility that North Korea may fire a long-range missile soon in the wake of its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6.

Following the test, Seoul and Washington have been working closely together to deter any additional provocations from Pyongyang, including the dispatch of a U.S. strategic nuclear-capable B-52 bomber to the South in a show of force.

Vandal noted, "I have been stationed around the globe over my military career, and I can personally attest that there isn't a more generous culture, nor stronger alliance than that between our two nations," stressing that the Eighth Army is "strong and getting stronger."

A native of Rhode Island, Lt. Gen. Vandal graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1982 where he was commissioned a second lieutenant in field artillery.

From June 2013 to April 2015, he served as commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) of the Eighth U.S. Army, stationed north of Seoul.

He recently completed his duties as the assistant chief of staff for operations at the United Nations Command, the CFC and the USFK.

His three sons also serve in the military ― U.S. Marine Corps Captain Nicholas Vandal, Air Force Captain Eric Vandal and Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Stephen Vandal.


Follow Jun Ji-hye on Twitter @TheKopJihye



밴달 美 8군사령관 취임…"강한 훈련으로 北도발 억제"

토머스 밴달 미 육군 중장이 2일 주한 미 8군사령관에 공식 취임했다.

밴달 사령관은 이날 주한미군 용산기지에서 열린 미 8군사령관 이·취임식에서 전임자인 버나드 샴포 육군 중장으로부터 미 8군 지휘권을 물려받았다.

이·취임식에는 마크 리퍼트 주한 미 대사, 커티스 스캐퍼로티 한미연합사령관, 김현집 연합사 부사령관, 백선엽 예비역 대장 등 한미 양국 인사 300여 명이 참석했다.

밴달 사령관은 취임사에서 '8군의 사명은 자유와 민주주의를 수호하는 것'이라며 '북한의 공격과 도발을 억제한다는 신성한 의무를 수행해야 한다'고 밝혔다.

그는 '우리는 한국군과 함께 강하고 실전적인 훈련을 실시함으로써 '파잇 투나잇'(Fight Tonight, 당장 오늘 밤 전투가 벌어져도 싸워 이길 수 있다는 정신)의 전투태세를 갖출 것'이라고 강조했다.

1982년 미 육군사관학교를 졸업한 밴달 사령관은 2008∼2010년에는 미 3사단 부사단장과 북부사단 부사단장을 역임하며 '이라크의 자유', '이라크의 여명' 작전을 지휘했다. 2011∼2013년 미 육군본부 근무를 거쳐 한국으로 와 주한 미 2사단장과 한미연합사 작전참모부장을 지냈다.

밴달 사령관은 부인 도린 여사와 슬하에 3명의 아들이 있으며 이들은 모두 미 해병대, 공군, 해군 장교로 근무하고 있다.

샴포 중장은 이임사에서 '우리의 임무는 한국군과 어깨를 나란히 한 채 대한민국을 방어하고 동북아시아의 안정을 유지하는 것'이라며 '한미동맹은 어느 때보다도 강력하다'고 강조했다.

8군사령관을 끝으로 전역하는 샴포 중장은 자신의 부친이 6·25 전쟁 참전용사라는 점을 상기시키며 '아버지가 싸웠던 곳에서 군 복무를 마무리하는 것만큼 좋은 일도 없을 것'이라고 덧붙였다. (연합뉴스)
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