Camp Hovey
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Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in South Korea. It was named after Master Sergeant Howard Hovey who was killed in action at Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War. The camp is adjacent to the larger Camp Casey, connected by a road known as "Hovey Cut". It is part of an area containing many installations known as the "Casey Enclave". Camp Hovey is home to The Iron MPs, 4/7 Cavalry, 1/15 Field Artillery, 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 210th Fires Brigade, and the Iron Brigade's Brigade Special Troops Battalion, among others. It was also home to the recently disbanded Dragon Force, also known as Task Force 2/72 (a combined arms battalion comprising parts of 2/72 Armor and 1/9 Infantry). Additionally, it was the home of Task Force 1/9 (another combined arms battalion comprising the other parts of 2/72 Armor and 1/9 Infantry) before they were deployed to Iraq, to return to Fort Carson, Colorado. Prior to that it was home to the 2nd Infantry Brigade, which was composed of 1/23rd Infantry Battalion and 1/38th Infantry Battalion. On 16 December 1986 the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry was deactivated on 16 December 1986. And the 1/38th Infantry Battalion was reflagged as a TRADOC unit at Fort Benning, Ga. The 1-503rd and 2-503rd were reactivated in their place and assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, (Note: On 16 March 1987 another former 101st unit, 1-506th Inf, was also assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and activated in Korea.) The 2nd Bn, 503rd Inf was inactivated on 29 September 1990 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 2nd Infantry Division, but 1-503rd and 1-506th remained and became Air Assault battalions within the division. The 2nd Bn, 503rd returned to active status as an Airborne battalion on 16 December 2001 when it was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Italy when its colors were used to reflag the existing 3-325th Inf. The company names were kept from its lineage in Korea: A Company (Able), B Company (Battle Hard), C Company (Chosen), D Company (Destined), F Company (Fusion), HHC (Hellbound). Camp Hovey was also home to B Company, 702nd Maintenance Battalion and 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion.
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Coordinates: 37°54′17.96″N 127°05′02.56″E / 37.9049889°N 127.0840444°E
