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US Army Chief in London

General James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, dropped into London this week to meet with General Sir Patrick Sanders, who will take over as his British opposite number (Chief of the General Staff) later this year.

Both are the head of their countries’ respective armies and subordinate to overall defence chiefs, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the US and the Chief of the Defence Staff here in the United Kingdom.

General McConville was welcomed to the official Army Headquarters at Horse Guards, Whitehall, by the Major General Commanding the Household Division, Maj. Gen. Chris Ghika.

A contingent from the Coldstream Guards and the Band of the Irish Guards put together a ceremonial display and Gen. McConville took the salute.

Gen. McConville will also deliver the Kermit Roosevelt Lecture at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst this week.

The general’s visit provided a chance to show off the US Army’s new service uniform — modelled on the popular old pinks and greens.

This provides a much welcome alternative to the Dress Blues which, to my mind, make soldiers look like glorified policemen.

As I wrote when discussing similar changes in Peru, it’s not turning the clock back: it’s choosing a better future.

Photos: MOD
Published at 1:05 pm on Thursday 14 April 2022. Categories: Military Tradition Tags: , , .
Comments

I think they are UGLY! Blues had some class to them!
Looks as if we got our fathers OLD Uniform out of the attic.

— Col Matthew G. Cusack 14 Apr 2022 1:53 pm

Surely, though, an event at which the British flag officer is wearing a frock coat and feathered cocked hat calls for the ceremonial uniform, no? That’s not Ghika’s office-work uniform.

— Paul 22 Apr 2022 8:12 pm
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