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Scaparrotti, Troxell, I Corps Soldiers Return To Joint Base Lewis-McChord Today

The I Corps headquarters staff will arrive at Gray Army Airfield aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at JBLM-McChord Field.

Lt. Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, I Corps commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, I Corps command sergeant major, and about 50 Soldiers assigned to the I Corps Headquarters will be reunited with friends and family during a “homecoming” ceremony today at Gray Army Airfield on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

The ceremony is currently scheduled for 2 p.m.

The I Corps headquarters staff will arrive at Gray Army Airfield aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at JBLM-McChord Field.  The 62nd AW Commander, Col. R. Wyn Elder, will be piloting the aircraft.

The I Corps Headquarters, which deployed more than 600 service members, is completing a yearlong as the U.S. contingent of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command.

-Joint Base Lewis-McChord

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