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Camp Hovey Gate. Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was named after Master Sergeant Howard Hovey who was killed in action at Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War. [1] The camp is adjacent to the larger Camp Casey connected by a road known as "Hovey Cut".
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Camp Casey, South Korea; Camp Castle (South Korea) ... Camp Henry; Camp Hovey; Camp Howze, South Korea; Camp Humphreys; J.
Since the 1960s, its primary mission has been the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. Approximately 17,000 soldiers serve in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 stationed in South Korea, accounting for about 35% of the United States Forces Korea personnel. [ 3 ]
Camp Casey, Camp Hovey, and neighboring Camp Castle and Camp Mobile hold the main armor, 7th Division of a bridging engineer company as well, and mechanized infantry elements of the 2nd Infantry Division (United States) in South Korea. Camp Castle has been largely abandoned, with only a warehouse remaining.
From December 1986 to September 1990, the 2-503rd was assigned to Camp Hovey, Korea, along with the 1-503rd, as a Light Infantry battalion. Together, the two battalions comprised the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division. While there the battalion participated in annual rotations for patrol, guardpost, and quick-reaction force duty at the DMZ.
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Congress adopted the Nunn-Warner Amendment to the 1989 Defense Appropriation Bill, which ordered a reduction in U.S. troop strength in Korea from 43,000 to 36,000 by the end of calendar year 1991. As a result, on 16 September 1992, the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade was inactivated at Camp Howze .