Theater Gateway Command welcomes South Korea's newest Soldiers and their Families

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Soldiers assigned to Eighth Army’s Theater Gateway Center received incoming service members and families arriving on… OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Soldiers assigned to Eighth Army’s Theater Gateway Center received incoming service members and families arriving on the Patriot Express, a military charter flight to South Korea, Oct. 15, 2026. Theater Gateway Center staff received approximately 250 personnel and coordinated their movement to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys for in-processing. The flight was the first under a revised Patriot Express schedule and required extensive coordination for Soldiers, families, pets and other travel needs. The mission relied on Soldiers who volunteered their time to support a central principle: Putting people first builds readiness.

“Our job is to receive, integrate and continue onward movement for all newly arriving permanent change-of-station personnel and their families,” said U.S. Army Capt. Beiling Liu, a human resources officer and commander of the Theater Gateway Center. “We are the first faces new Soldiers see when they arrive in Korea.” For many arrivals, that first interaction helps make an unfamiliar environment more manageable. Personnel often arrive in Korea for the first time with questions about transportation, lodging and in-processing procedures. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Craig Pence, a human resources specialist assigned to the Theater Gateway Center, said the center provides