REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Team Redstone and the U.S. Army Materiel Command hosted the commander of the Republic of Korea Army Logistics Command here, Nov. 13.
Lt. Gen. Hang Rai Jung, visited headquarters AMC to emphasize the importance of their strategic partnership. Around three years ago, Jung met Gen. Dennis L. Via, AMC's commander, in Korea while Jung was serving as logistics staff commander for the Combined Forces Command.
During his visit to Redstone Arsenal, Jung received briefs from AMC leaders, toured the Prototype Integration Facility and the Software Engineering Directorate. Jung said he was surprised, almost shocked, by the resources that are available at Redstone Arsenal.
"I am impressed by the innovation and the amount of thought that goes into managing the systems required for the future of the military," Jung said.
Jung also commented on the level of warmth and gratitude the AMC team hosted him with, which is something he says he will carry with him back to Korea.
Via has visited Korea twice since assuming command of AMC.
"His [Via] attention and effort to strengthen the Korean and American Army relationship is very visible too and I am very appreciative of that," said Jung.
AMC has long had a robust presence in the in the Pacific region, including: two Army Field Support Brigades, two Contracting Support Brigades, and a Transportation Brigade, comprised of 266 military personnel, more than 1,800 Department of the Army civilians, and nearly 1,900 contractors.
As of the second quarter of this fiscal year, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command has more than 800 open foreign military sales cases in 23 nations in the PACOM theater, with a value of $21.6 billion.
Some of those ongoing projects include: a rotary wing purchase and sustainment and Chinook CH47 procurement and sustainment.
"For over 60 years the American and Korean Army have been working together through peace time and the threat of war, and that relationship has been key to the security of Korea," said Jung. "Today, I feel it is the Korean and American alliance that must continue. The security of the east is inherently based on the logistics mutual support."
Jung concluded by saying the long - time Korean and American catch phrase, "We go together."
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