US Returns Military Base Camp Market to South Korea globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The US military in South Korea fully returned its former base, Camp Market, to the Asian country Wednesday, the defense ministry said, as part of a broad relocation scheme to consolidate its bases across South Korea. The US Forces Korea handed over about 257,000 square meters of land in Camp Market near Seoul to South Korea, four years after returning some 216,000 square meters of land in the base in the first phase..
The United States has fully returned its former military base, Camp Market, located near the capital city of Seoul, to South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the South Korean Defense Ministry.
Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea
Col. Teresa Schlosser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District (FED) commander, and Richard Byrd, FED Deputy District Engineer, roll the district flag during a colors casing ceremony, Aug. 31, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. (U.S. Army/Antwaun Parrish)
11 Dec 2020 Stars and Stripes | By Seth Robson and Yoo Kyong Chang
Parts of Yongsan Garrison and the former headquarters of Stars and Stripes in Seoul are among a dozen U.S. military sites that will be returned to South Korea by U.S. forces, according U.S. and South Korean officials.