주한미군, 유엔사 사령부 평택 청사 개관식
UN Command... and U.S. Forces Korea have a new HQ.
They'll be leaving the base the've called home for decades situated in the nation's capital and move to Camp Humphreys... located in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Park Ji-won starts us off with the opening ceremony held this morning.
The UN Command and U.S. Forces Korea held a ceremony Friday morning to officially open their new headquarters at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Province,.... some 70 kilometers south of Seoul.
Hundreds of key military officials,... including South Korea's defense minister Song Young-moo and the Commander of UN Command and U.S. Forces Korea General Vincent Brooks,... attended the ceremony.
"The current turning point on the Korean peninsula is the result of the ROK-U.S. alliance,... a win without fighting,... through overcoming lots of difficulties. In this new era, troops of the UN Command and U.S. Forces Korea stationed in Pyeongtaek will assume new missions that contribute to the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula and the world, as a stabilizing presence in Northeast Asia."
"Today marks a historic milestone in the history of the United Nations Command which began in 1950, and the history of the ROK-U.S. alliance.(...) The UNC continues to be the home for the international commitment with the mandate to restore peace and security in the defense of the Republic of Korea. USFK will remain the living proof of the American commitment to the alliance."
General Brooks also expressed gratitude towards the South Korean government's financial contributions in building the complex.
"This was a project that cost nearly 10.8 billion US dollars to build over 10 years. The Republic of Korea's investment was over 90 percent of the cost, and for that 90 percent, the United States remains with you 100 percent."
South Korean President Moon Jae-in also sent a congratulatory message,... read out by his security aide Lee Sang-chul during the ceremony.
In the message, President Moon stressed the ROK-U.S. alliance has been the foundation of not only the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula,... but also the democratization and economic development of South Korea,... and he hoped that the ROK-U.S. alliance becomes a 'great' alliance,... beyond the current military and comprehensive alliance.
The new base covers over 14 square kilometers, or some 3560 acres.
When complete,... it will contain military facilities, schools, hospitals and even golf courses.
"This is the largest overseas U.S. base in the world, currently accommodating some 23 thousand people, including U.S. military officials and their families,.. and the base is expected to grow to some 43 thousand people by 2022."
With the relocation,.. the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea are leaving Yongsan,... their home for the past six decades,... and plan to complete their move to Camp Humphreys,... by the end of this year.
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