U.S. Army 1st Corps opens new HQ in Camp Zama

ZAMA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the opening of the new headquarters of the U.S. Army's 1st Corps is held at Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 19 with about 150 people, including officers of U.S. forces in Japan and officials of Japan's Defense Ministry taking part.

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