U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Forces Korea Change of Command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Winzenried, U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell and Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, and U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, salute during the change of command ceremony for commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008. Sharp assumed command from Bell as the top U.S. military post on the Korean peninsula.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the change of command ceremony for U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell, commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008. U.S. Army Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp assumed command from Bell at the top U.S. military commander on the Korean peninsula.

U.S. Army Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp speaks at the change of command ceremony for commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008. Sharp assumed command from U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell as the top U.S. military officer on the Korean peninsula.

U.S. Army Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp applauds the achievements of U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell at the conclusion of the change of command ceremony for commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008.

U.S. Army Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, left, and U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell stand at the conclusion of the change of command ceremony for commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008. Sharp assumed command from Bell at the top U.S. military post on the Korean peninsula.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Winzenried, U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "B.B." Bell and Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, and U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, salute during the change of command ceremony for commander, U.S. Forces Korea, June 3, 2008. Sharp assumed command from Bell as the top U.S. military post on the Korean peninsula.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley