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8th Personnel Command

The 8th Personnel Command (PERSCOM) was a US Army unit activated in 1982 as part of the US Eighth Army in Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. In 2005, the unit was redesignated as the 8th Personnel Center and reassigned to Fort Shafter, Hawaii under the 8th Theater Sustainment Command.

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8th Personnel Command
Active1987-2005
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypePersonnel
RoleCommand
Garrison/HQYongsan Garrison, South Korea
Commanders
Final CommanderCol. Michael J. Harris
Insignia
8th PERSCOM DUI
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The 8th Personnel Command (PERSCOM) was a US Army unit activated in 1982 as part of the US Eighth Army in Yongsan Garrison, South Korea.1 In 2005,2 the unit was redesignated as the 8th Personnel Center and reassigned to Fort Shafter, Hawaii under the 8th Theater Sustainment Command.

Subordinate Units (1982)

  • 199th Personnel Service Company
  • 516th Personnel Service Company
  • 1st Replacement Regulating Detachment
  • Headquarters Postal Group-Korea
  • 1st Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
  • 10th Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
  • 19th Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
  • 66th Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
  • 81st Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
  • 117th Adjutant General Detachment (Postal)
References

References

  1. "8th Pesonnel Center". Global Security. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. Flack, T.D. (June 17, 2005). "8th PERSCOM cases the colors, leaves legacy". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved July 5, 2025.