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"US Military Bases in South Korea". Military Bases. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Further reading. Denfeld, D. Colt (1997).
South Korea: United States Forces Korea: Approximately 28,500 U.S. troops are based in South Korea. Syria: Military base in Al-Tanf and several facilities in northern Syria, within U.S.-backed SDF territory [121] Approximately 900 U.S. troops remain in Syria. [122] [123] Thailand: U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield [124]
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".
[8] [9] Under that plan, the 28,500 U.S. troop presence in South Korea was consolidated and United States Forces Korea moved from Yongsan Garrison in Seoul to Camp Humphreys. [10] [11] Camp Humphreys is 40 miles (64 km) south of the former base in Seoul and about 60 miles (97 km) from the Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a sub-unified command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK was initially established in 1957, and encompasses U.S. combat-ready fighting forces and components under the ROK/US Combined Forces Command (CFC) – a supreme command for all of the South Korean and U.S. ground, air, sea and special operations component commands.
In April 2003 South Korea and the United States agreed on the early relocation of Yongsan Garrison outside of central Seoul. [9] In August 2008, U.S. President George W. Bush spoke to U.S. and South Korean military personnel, their families, and civilian employees at Yongsan Garrison's Collier Field House, 6 as part of his final visit to Asia.
United States Army Garrison Daegu, also known as USAG Daegu is a medium-sized United States Army Garrison headquartered in Nam Gu, Daegu, in South Korea. [1] USAG Daegu provides base operations and support for Camps Henry, Walker and George in Daegu, Camp Carroll in Waegwan, Chilgok County, the Busan Storage facility and Pier 8 in Busan Metropolitan City, the DLA Disposition Services in Apo ...