| U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | October 2006 |
| Country |  United States South Korea |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Army garrison |
| Part of | Eighth United States Army Installation Management Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Seoul, South Korea |
| Nickname(s) | "The Army's Home in Korea" |
| Motto(s) | "Sustain, Support, Defend!", "We are The Army's Home in Korea!" |
| Colors | Red, green, black & gold |
| Website | www |
Yongsan Garrison (Korean: 용산기지; Hanja: 龍山基地), meaning "dragon hill garrison", is an area located in the Yongsan District of central Seoul, South Korea. The site served as the headquarters for U.S. military forces stationed in South Korea, known as United States Forces Korea (USFK), and as United States Army Garrison Yongsan (USAG-Yongsan) until 2018, under the supervision of the U.S. Army's Installation Management Command Pacific Region.[1] From 1910 to 1945 it served as headquarters for the Imperial Japanese Army in Korea.[2]
The USFK headquarters relocated to the new $11 billion Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek south of Seoul in 2018, as part of the Yongsan Relocation Plan.[3][4][5] By the end of 2019, more than 20,000 U.S. troops and family members will have been relocated to the new Camp Humphreys facility south of Seoul.[6][7][2] While most of the land will be returned to the South Korean government, the U.S. will retain a small portion of land in order to keep open the Dragon Hill Lodge military resort hotel and for a future site to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. Korean officials are still debating the future use of the land being returned, with some calling for a large park and others calling for more affordable housing.[8]
- ^ "IMCOM Pacific". Imcom.pac.army.mil. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ a b Im, In-tack (11 July 2017). "After 10-year delay, USFK starts relocation from Yongsan Garrison". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "New U.S. Base not entirely out of range of North Korea threats". USA Today.
- ^ Song, Sang-ho (29 June 2018). "U.S. Forces Korea opens new headquarters in Pyeongtaek". Yonhap. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Park, Byong-su (28 June 2018). "US Forces Korea leaves Yongsan for new headquarters". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Jun, Ji-hye (19 May 2016). "Relocation of US forces going into full swing". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Jun, Ji-hye (25 April 2017). "US military begins work to relocate base". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Jeong, Andrew (3 September 2019). "The End of Small-Town America, in the Heart of Seoul". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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