Camp Red Cloud

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Camp Red Cloud (commonly referred to as CRC) is a United States Army camp located in the city of Uijeongbu, between Seoul and the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The installation was named after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal (CPL) Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. on Armed Forces Day, May 18, 1957.

Camp Red Cloud covers over 164 acres of land in the northwestern edge of the city of Uijeongbu and serves as the Headquarters of 2nd Infantry Division (United States).

Camp Red Cloud is the home of an array of military units including but not limited to the following. 55th MP company, Air Force units, U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal detachment (late 1990s), Division command staff, hospital staff, ginance staff, ROK/KATUSA headquarters, etc. D-company and HQ-company 122d Signal Battalion were officially retired in 2005 and the remaining soldiers were combined to form the new Division Special Troops Battalion. This is currently the largest unit on the camp. It is a support battalion made up of A CO (signal company), HHSC (division headquarters company), and 2X (division administrative company).

In the summer of 1998, the region of South Korea where CRC lies was subjected to severe rains that caused deadly flooding and damage to CRC. Although no US service members lost their lives during the floods, many Korean nationals and domestic livestock perished in the flood waters. A large portion of the hill behind CRC washed away. A massive mudslide devastated the southern half of CRC. For weeks, Camp red Cloud went without a main PX as it was destroyed by the floods. Several barracks (officer quarters) were leveled in the destruction along with the golf Pro Shop located adjacent to the helipad. The 2ID museum also suffered severe damage in the torrent of mud and water.

Camp Red Cloud has also been the site of various protests and demonstrations against the US presence in Korea. The largest of such protests was in 2003 where Korean protesters tossed molotov cocktails and cut holes in the fences around the post. This demonstration was in reaction to an incident where US soldiers ran over 2 school girls. Fences around post have since been replaced with concrete walls.

There have been reports that the US Army in Korea will be moving all soldiers south of Seoul to Camp Humphreys farther south in 2008. It is still not known when or if this move will actually happen.