Thursday, November 29, 2018

The Long March South

The 2nd Infantry Division has dedicated its new headquarters at Pyeongtaek, 40 miles south of Seoul:

The 2nd Infantry Division dedicated its new headquarters building on Camp Humphreys Tuesday, officially opening a new chapter after moving from its decades-old home north of Seoul.

The ceremony took place at the entrance of the new Freeman Hall, which retains the name of the previous headquarters on Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu.

The division--with but a single maneuver brigade in South Korea today--won't stand guard on the DMZ has it has since the armistice.

What amazes me is how long it is taking to move the unit away from the DMZ, which I noted in 2007 when the planned move was in 2012.