Yongsan Garrison Map, 1990. Shopping, entertainment, and services are colored in blue, with recreational facilities shaded red. Camp Coiner is the area to the north colored yellow.(Click to enlarge)

Yongsan Garrison, a facility which includes Camp Coiner, is a U.S. military base located in Seoul, South Korea. It contains the headquarters for the U.S. military presence in Korea, known as United States Forces Korea or USFK. The site had previously been the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1910-1945. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 462 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2699 × 3500 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 462 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2699 × 3500 pixel, file size: 3. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ... The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

The garrison comprises 2.5 square km (630 acres) in the heart of Korea's capital city, with a golf driving range, four-star hotel and 440,000 square m (4.7 million square ft) of floor space in hundreds of buildings. The garrison is made up of two main parts, Main Post (North Post) and South Post, which are physically divided by a four-lane boulevard that links two Seoul districts together. In January 2004 a major bridge was constructed over this boulevard to solve traffic congestion problems. January 2004 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Irelands Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the Roman Catholic bishops to block the merger. ...

Camp Coiner, covering approximately 50 acres on Yongsan Garrison's northern edge, is named after 2nd Lt. Randall Coiner, a Korean War Silver Star recipient. Since the Korean War it has served as Korea's primary inprocessing facility for Army troops. Camp Coiner has been a self-sufficient compound with its own network of barracks, shopping, and entertainment, though in recent decades it has become more integrated with Yongsan Garrison. Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium  Luxembourg  Canada  Colombia  Ethiopia  France  Greece  Luxembourg  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines  South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Australia  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea  Peoples Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders...

Yongsan Garrison is located within the Yongsan-gu district of Seoul. East of the garrison is the commercial district of Itaewon, with westernized shopping and nightlife; at one time it was known for its brothels. To the west of Yongsan is the Samgakchi subway station and Yongsan Electronics Market. Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. ... Itaewon is a neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. ... Yongsan Electronics Market is a retail area in Seoul, South Korea, comprised of over 20 buildings housing 5,000 stores that sell appliances, stereos, computers and peripherals, office equipment, telephones, lighting equipment, electronic games and software, videos and CDs. ...

History

Yongsan Garrison was originally created as an Imperial Japanese Army garrison in the early decades of the 20th century. At that time the Japanese garrison was on the outskirts of the city in mostly undeveloped land. Since that time the city of Seoul has enveloped the Garrison. Several buildings built by the Japanese army, and located within Yongsan Garrison, are still utilized by US forces - most notably the Eighth army headquarters building. Located directly across from Eighth Army HQ is the UN command building, a structure built around 1970 that is home to the CINC of U.S. forces in Korea and command of all combined forces (i.e. UN, U.S. , Korea etc.).

The Korean War Memorial museum directly abuts the western edge of the north half of Yongsan Garrison. Before the construction of this museum the land was part of the Korean military command and was only slightly separated from the US army facility, both having been part of the original Japanese Garrison.

The South Korean government and U.S. Army official have agreed to relocate Yongsan Garrison 55 miles south, to Camp Humphreys near the metropolitan city of Pyeongtaek beginning in 2008. South Korea had traditionally regarded this garrison as insurance against the U.S. Army abandoning Seoul, which is only about 65 km from the DMZ. As a result of this relocation and the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops near the DMZ, all American troops will be pulled back from north of the Han River. Chinook helicopters at Camp Humphreys Camp Humphreys is a major United States Army base located in the Pyeongtaek province of South Korea, at . ... Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates in Mount Geumgang-san. ...

The Embassy of the United States in Seoul may build a new Chancery on part of the land planned to be vacated by the U.S. Army, most probably Camp Coiner. Most of the U.S. Embassy officials live in an Embassy housing compound located in an area almost completely enveloped by the Yongsan Garrison, and with direct access to the Garrison. The Embassy of the United States in Seoul conducts diplomacy and handles relations with the Republic of Korea. ...

Note: some 297,000 square meters (77 acres) of land, including a golf course, was given back to the City of Seoul in November of 1992 to become Yongsan Family Park and the site of the recently opened National Museum. The opening of the completed National museum was delayed by several years while the fate of a U.S. Army helicopter landing facility was decided (the landing area was directly in front of the museum). The single family suburban style housing areas, with yards and tree lined streets, plus the small wooded areas throughout the Garrison stand in stark contrast to the highly urbanized areas surrounding the facility. This contrast has, and still does contribute to some of the anti-American feelings by certain Seoulites.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• United States Forces Korea

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ...

External links

• Yongsan Army Garrison
• Dragon Hill Lodge Hotel