Camp Castle

Camp Castle is a 48.6-acre (197,000 m²), United States Army military installation in Dongducheon, South Korea and home to elements of the U.S. 2d Infantry Division. It is adjacent but not connected to the larger Camp Casey. Camp Castle served as home to the 2nd Engineer Battalion (known colloquially as "Two E") from 1972 to 2004 and is now home to the 70th Support Battalion, including a Maintenance/Distro Company Alpha Company and a HHC Company, a Maintenance company on adjacent Camp Casey and a headquarters and headquarters company. Additionally, one company from a parent brigade is stationed there, 579th Signal Company, which will be relocating to Cp Casey November 2010. The camp is unique in that it is split by a major Korean thoroughfare. The unit's offices, dining facility, and barracks are situated on the east side of the roadway while the motorpool is on the west side. A pedestrian bridge completed in 2002 connects the two halves to prevent pedestrian traffic on the roadway. The camp is only large enough for one battalion and contains several old buildings to include offices, barracks which are now vacant, officers quarters, and dining facility. Currently is it also the most forward-stationed US-exclusive base on the South Korean Peninsula, about 9 mi (14 km) from the DMZ by air. The 70th will be relocating to join the 210th Fires Brigade later this year (2011) on Camp Casey/Camp Hovey. The Area I HazMart (hazardous materials recycling and redistribution facility) in located on Camp Castle, as is a large warehouse for quarters furniture.

External links

• 2 ID official website
• Lineage and Honors of the 2d Infantry Division at the United States Army Center of Military History