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Col. Edward Cho speaks to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryson Walker)

U.S. Army Col. Edward Cho, the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey commander, speaks to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, during an Eighth Army patching ceremony at Camp Casey, March 18, 2025. Based on recent Army guidance, garrison Soldiers around the world are swapping their Army Material Command (AMC) patches for local unit shoulder insignia. The change is meant to give local commanders more Tactical Control, or TACON, strengthening the unity and cohesion among Soldiers.

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