United States Army Garrison Daegu, also known as USAG Daegu is a medium-sized
United States Army
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Nam District, Daegu
Nam District (Nam-gu) is a district in central Daegu, South Korea. It borders Dalseong-gun to the south, Dalseo-gu to the west, Seo-gu (Daegu), Seo-gu to the northwest, Jung-gu (Daegu), Jung-gu to the north, and Suseong-gu to the east. Hyupsung Hi ...
in
South Korea
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Waegwan
Waegwan is the seat of government for Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It consists primarily of the administrative district of Waegwan- eup. It is situated on both sides of the Nakdong River, which is traversed by railroad, a ...
,
Chilgok County
Chilgok County (''Chilgok-gun'') is located at south-west part of North Gyeongsang Province. It is close by Gunwi County, Daegu Metropolitan city on the east while adjoins with Gimchon-si, Seongju County on the west. It is also a transportation h ...
, the Busan Storage facility and Pier 8 in
Busan
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Apo-eup
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Gimcheon
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In ancient ...
and various other remote mountaintop sites. USAG Daegu also provides support to the
United States Navy
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Jinhae-gu
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The city front is on a shelter ...
, to the
United States Marine Corps
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at Camp Mujuk in
Pohang
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, and the
United States Air Force
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at K-2 Airfield colocated at the
Daegu International Airport
Daegu International Airport (Hangul: ; Hanja: ; Revised Romanization: ''Daegu Gukje Gonghang''; McCune-Reischauer: ''Taegu Kukche Konghang'') is the international airport serving the city of Daegu and the surrounding area in the southeast of S ...
. Nearly 10,000 Soldiers, Family members, Civilian employees,
KATUSA
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Korean: 카투사) is a branch of the Republic of Korea Army that consists of Korean drafted personnel who are augmented to the Eighth United States Army (EUSA). KATUSA does not form an i ...
Soldiers and Korean employees live and work on USAG Daegu installations.
USAG Daegu is a subordinate unit to the
United States Army Installation Management Command
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, 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
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to
Busan
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, 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
The 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 as U.S. Army Garrison Daegu on March 28, 2007.
The former Area IV Support Activity assumed the base operations mission from the 20th Area Support Group (subsequently relocated to
Camp Carroll, South Korea
Camp Carroll Army Base ( ko, 캠프 캐럴) is located on the south east portion of the peninsula of South Korea, in the village of Waegwan, approximately 20 km from the city of Daegu. Camp Carroll is bound by urban areas on the northwest, ...
in April 2005 and deactivated in June 2006), which 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 third of the
Republic of Korea
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.
USAG Daegu has earned numerous awards for excellence in installation support, underlined by recognition as a multiple winner of Army Community of Excellence Awards.
Geography
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 South 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 George) has a population of about 5,000. There are about 1,100 U.S. Army Soldiers, which compose 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:
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19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is a Sustainment Command of the United States Army based wthin United States Army Garrison Daegu, South Korea.
The command works with the following units within South Korea:
* 403rd Army Field Support Brigad ...
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403rd Army Field Support Brigade
403d Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB), headquartered at Camp Henry, Daegu, Republic of Korea, delivers U.S. Army Materiel Enterprise to supported forces throughout the Korean and Japanese Theaters of Operations.
The 403d AFSB and its subordinat ...
524th Military Intelligence Battalion
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* 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
* 188th Military Police Company “Original Warfighters”
* 629th Medical Company (Area Support)
* U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC)
* Daegu Middle High School
* 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. Camp George is home to Daegu Elementary 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 occupied mainly by service businesses (e.g. dry cleaners, restaurants), and caters to American Soldiers.
Camp Henry
Camp Henry
Camp Henry ( ko, 캠프 헨리) is a U.S. military base in Daegu, South Korea. ''Camp Henry'' was named in 1960 after First Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry, who served with F Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Camp Henry is ...
( ko, 캠프 헨리)
Camp Walker
Camp Walker
Camp Walker ( ko, 캠프 워커) is a U.S. military base in Daegu, South Korea. ''Camp Walker'' was named in 1951 after General Walton Walker, commander of the Eighth Army who was killed in a jeep crash in December 1950 during the Korean War. C ...
( ko, 캠프 워커)
Camp Carroll
Camp Carroll, South Korea
Camp Carroll Army Base ( ko, 캠프 캐럴) is located on the south east portion of the peninsula of South Korea, in the village of Waegwan, approximately 20 km from the city of Daegu. Camp Carroll is bound by urban areas on the northwest, ...
( ko, 캠프 캐롤)
Camp George
Camp George ( ko, 캠프 조지)
See also
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List of United States Army installations in South Korea
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People
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Organizations
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