Army III Corps Commander Takes Over Operation Inherent Resolve
September 06 2017
The U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State terrorist group has a new commander, reports the U.S. Central Command.
As part of a regular rotation, Lt. Gen. Paul Funk II, the head of III Armored Corps, succeeded Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the XVIII Airborne Corps commander, as the chief of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve during a Tuesday ceremony.
III Armored Corps, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, previously led CJTF-OIR from September 2015 to August...
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