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| Lt. Gen. Robert Brown (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Jen Judson
WASHINGTON — As Gen. Vincent Brooks, the outgoing US Army Pacific Command commander, heads into his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday to become the next leader of all US military forces in Korea, one name is bubbling to the surface as his possible replacement.
Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, who is commander of the US Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is likely slated to take over for Brooks, sources say, although nothing has been formally announced.
Brown is the only three-star general up for his fourth star, which is pending approval in the Senate. Yet, his next appointment is not stated. Also listed among pending confirmations is the nomination of Brooks and Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti’s nomination to become the next NATO supreme allied commander in Europe. Brooks is replacing Scaparrotti in Korea.
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