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United States Army Garrison Daegu
United States Army Garrison Daegu
Active	1950–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Army Garrison
Part of	Department of Defense Department of the Army Installation Management Command; ;
Nickname(s)	USAG Daegu
Motto(s)	Sustain, Support, Defend
Colors	Red, green, black & gold;
Website	www.army.mil/daegu/
Commanders
Garrison Commander	COL K Ted Stephens, USA
Deputy to the Commander	Mr. William E. Christman
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Juan A. Abreu, USA

35°51′N 128°36′E / 35.850°N 128.600°E / 35.850; 128.600

United States Army Garrison Daegu, also known as USAG Daegu or Area IV is a medium-sized United States Army garrison headquartered in the Nam District, Daegu Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea.^[1] USAG Daegu provided 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-eup Gimcheon and various other remote mountaintop sites. USAG Daegu also provides support to the United States Navy at Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae in Jinhae-gu, to the United States Marine Corps at Camp Mujuk in Pohang, and the United States Air Force at K-2 Airfield colocated at the Daegu International Airport. Nearly 10,000 Soldiers, Family members, Civilian employees, KATUSA Soldiers and Korean employees live, work and play on USAG Daegu installations.

USAG Daegu is a subordinate unit to the United States Army Installation Management Command, Pacific Region (IMCOM Pacific) in Hawaii. IMCOM Pacific reports directly to Installation Management Command, a single organization with four regional offices worldwide, which was activated on October 24, 2006. IMCOM replaced the Installation Management Agency, which was established to manage U.S. Army installations worldwide. USAG Daegu manages base operations on six U.S. Army installations and 11 sites in Area IV, which stretches from south of Daejeon to Busan, and provides support to the U.S. Navy at Fleet Activities Chinhae in Jinhae and the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Mujuk in Pohang. It is responsible for safety and security, construction, family care, food management, environmental programs, well-being, logistics, public works and all facets of installation management on the installations. USAG Daegu supports 42 separate units and agencies with about 10,000 U.S. military, KATUSA Soldiers, American and Korean civilian employees, contractors and American family members who work and or live on Area IV installations.

History

U.S. Army Garrison Daegu was originally constituted on October 16, 2003 in the regular Army as Area IV Support Activity. The Area IV Support Activity was re-designated USAG Daegu on March 28, 2007. It is a subordinate unit to the Installation Management Command Pacific Region (IMCOM Pacific) which is located in Hawaii. IMCOM Pacific reports directly to IMCOM, a single organization with regional offices worldwide, which was activated on October 24, 2006. IMCOM replaced the Installation Management Agency, which was established to manage all U.S. Army installations. The former Area IV Support Activity assumed the base operations mission from the 20th Area Support Group (relocated to Camp Carroll in April 2005 and deactivated in June 2006), which had held the mission since August 16, 1985. Activation of the Area IV Support Activity signaled the separation of the base operations mission from the 20th ASG, which had two missions including combat service support in the lower half of the Republic of Korea.

Headquarters of USAG Daegu, Camp Henry.

Geography

USAG Daegu manages base operations on six U.S. Army installations and 11 sites in Area IV, which stretches from south of Daejeon to Busan, and provides support to the U.S. Navy at Fleet Activities Chinhae and the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Mujuk in Pohang. It is responsible for construction, family care, food management, environmental programs, well-being, public works and more on the installations. USAG Daegu is home to Camps Henry, Walker, George and Carroll(Waegwan). The city of Daegu, which is located in the Gyeongbuk Province, is the third largest city in Korea with a population of about 2.5 million. It is located approximately 200 miles south of Seoul. Camp Carroll is located in the city of Waegwan which has a population of about 30,000

Population

USAG Daegu supports 42 tenant units and agencies with about 10,000 U.S. military, KATUSA Soldiers, American and Korean civilian employees, contractors and Family Members who work and or live on Area IV installations. The Daegu enclave (Camps Henry, Walker and Geroge) has a population of about 5,000. There are about 1,100 U.S. Army Soldiers, which comprise the largest single segment of the population. Other members of the community include Department of the Army civilian employees, contractors, Korean national employees, Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, or KATUSA, Soldiers, and family members. The total population of Camp Carroll is about 4,200.

Occupants

The following units are stationed at USAG Daegu:

19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
2ID Sustainment Brigade
403rd Army Field Support Brigade
36th Signal Battalion
25th Transportation Battalion
6th Ordnance Battalion
2-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion
168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion
524th Military Intelligence Battalion
498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
188th Military Police Company “Original Warfighters”
629th Medical Company(Area Support)
U.S. Army Cadet Command(ROTC)
Daegu American School PTO
AFN Daegu

They include Army, Navy, Marines (III Marine Expeditionary Force(III MEF), G4, Logistics Det) , Air Force (607 SS, K2 AB), Family members, Retirees, invited U.S. Contractors and Department of Defense civilian employees.

Installation

Camp Henry, headquarters of US Army Garrison Daegu, consists primarily of administrative buildings and community support activities. Camp Walker contains the major life support activities for the U.S. Army enclave in Daegu and housing for about 50 military and civilian families. Camp George, home to Daegu Elementary & Middle School, Mountain View Village apartments, and the Cross-Cultural Training and Counseling Center, but is home to no military units. Camp Carroll is located in the city of Waegwan. The surrounding area is comprised mainly of service businesses (e.g. dry cleaners, barber shops), and caters to American Soldiers.

Camp Henry

Camp Henry (Korean: 캠프 헨리)

Camp Henry was memorialized in May 1960 in honor of First Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry, who served with Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment , 2nd Infantry Division. Henry was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Andong, Korea, on Sept. 1, 1950. Built by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1921, Camp Henry served as the headquarters for the governor-general of Korea and the Japanese forces located in the Daegu city area. The camp was used by the Korean Army after its liberation from Japan in 1945 and then used by the United States after the Korean War.

Camp Walker

Camp Walker (Korean: 캠프 워커)

Camp Walker is named after Lt. Gen. Walton Walker, commanding general of the 8th United States Army from Sept. 3, 1948, until he was killed in a jeep accident on Dec. 23, 1950, at Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea. The camp was memorialized in May 1960. The installation was opened around 1921 and consisted primarily of a firing range; and was later used as an airfield by the Imperial Japanese Army. It is unknown when the U.S. Army first occupied the installation. The U.S. Army began adding housing here in 1959.

Camp Carroll

Camp Carroll, South Korea (Korean: 캠프 캐롤)

Camp Carroll was named in honor of Sergeant First Class Charles F. Carroll, 72nd Combat Engineer Company, 5th Infantry Regiment, who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Korean War. The installation was memorialized June 17, 1960. Farming villages occupied the land on which Camp Carroll sits prior to its construction in 1959.

Camp George

Camp George (Korean: 캠프 조지)

Camp George was named in honor of Private First Class Charles George of Cherokee Indian descent, who served in Company C, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, during the Korean War. George was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Songnae-dong, [Bucheon]] City, Korea on Nov. 30, 1952. The installation was originally constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army.

References

^ U.S. Army Garrison Daegu Official Website

External links

[1] U.S. Army Garrison Daegu Official Website

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