Camp Hovey
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Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in South Korea. It 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". On the opposite side of the post from Camp Casey is the Korean town of Toko-Ri (where the bar whore known as the "Midget of Toko-Ri" resided). Camp Hovey is home to The Iron MPs, 4/7 Cavalry, 1/15 Field Artillery, 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 this year. 1/9 and 2/9 INF were known as the Manchus, and were well-known for the 25 mile "Manchu Mile" road march they conducted once per quarter.
Camp Hovey, though one of the larger military posts in northern South Korea, has frequently been relegated to an afterthought in the 2nd Infantry Division. Many of the buildings are abandoned, it lacks certain facilities, forcing soldiers to travel to the adjacent Camp Casey, and has a single bus route that does not travel near many of the buildings on post. Missing the last bus at night resulted in a long walk back to Camp Casey known as, "The Walk of Shame."
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