U.S. military returns four bases to South Korea – By Thomas Maresca (UPI) / Dec 11 2019
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (UPI) — The United States returned four military sites to South Korea in the biggest such handover since 2015, United States Forces Korea announced on Wednesday.
Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, USFK deputy commander, and Ko Yunju, director general of the North American Affairs Bureau of South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, finalized the return during a meeting at Camp Humphreys, a U.S. military base located about 40 miles south of Seoul.
Wednesday’s handover consisted of Camps Eagle and Long in Wonju, parcels of Camp Market in Bupyeong and the Shea Range parcel at Camp Hovey in Dongducheon.
United States Forces Korea has an additional 13 completely vacated and closed sites ready for return, it announced in a press statement.
The military has also initiated the return process for Yongsan Garrison, the former U.S. military headquarters located in the heart of Seoul.
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An Apache chopper takes off at U.S. base Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek. United States Forces Korea turned over four military sites to South Korea on Wednesday and initiated the return process for Yongsan Garrison, the former U.S. military headquarters in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap
