| Camp Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Uijeongbu, South Korea | |
| Type | Military Post |
| Built | Established as a tent city in 1955. The first buildings constructed in 1969. |
| In use | 1955-Present |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Garrison | Camp Red Cloud |
Camp Stanley is a U.S. Army military camp located just east of the city of Uijeongbu, South Korea. The camp is part of the Red Cloud Garrison which is composed of Army installations near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ). Camp Stanley receives incoming 2nd Infantry Division (2nd ID) Soldiers at the Warrior Replacement Center and, therefore, is the gateway to the 2nd Infantry Division's "Warrior Country."[1]
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Camp Stanley began as a tent city in 1955. The first U.S. Army helicopters moved to the base in 1954 and aviation units were stationed there until 2nd ID's relocation in August 2005.[2] Various 2nd ID units operated out of the camp from 1971 through 2005. The camp was home to both 2nd ID's Division Artillery and Aviation units until base realignment handed command of the installation to the 501st Corps Support Group.[3]
Camp Stanley is currently home to the 304th Signal Battalion; 61st Maintenance Company, 194th CSSB, 501st Sustainment Brigade; 46th Transportation Company, 194th CSSB, 501st SBDE; and Warrior Replacement Company. Supporting units or detachments include a platoon from 55th Military Police Company, a Military Intelligence detachment, and medical and dental support.
Camp Stanley provides logistical support to Area I through its 501st SBDE units. The camp maintains its helipads and a refueling station for helicopters in support of 2nd Infantry Division operations. Helicopters fly daily training runs from nearby Camp Casey and Camp Red Cloud.
There is a HazMart (recycling and reutilization facility) on the camp.
Camp Stanley is slated to close by 2016 in line with the ongoing draw-down and realignment of American forces in South Korea.[4] Units that are not inactivated will relocate south to Camp Humphreys or USAG Daegu.
In July 2009 a South Korean court convicted six Korean nationals on charges of stealing $8 million in merchandise from the camp's Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores between October 2005 and September 2006. Five of those were former employees of AAFES at the base.[5]