Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in Korea. It is adjecent to the larger Camp Casey, connected by a road known as "Hovey Cut." On the opposite side of the post from Camp Casey is the Korean town of Tokoree. Camp Hovey is home to 4/7 Cavalry, 1/15 Field Artillery, and the Iron Brigade Troops Battalion, among others. It was also home to the recently disbanded Dragon Force, a.k.a. Task Force 2/72 (a combined arms battalion comprised of parts of 2/72 Armor and 1/9 Infantry). Additionally, it was the home of Task Force 1/9 (another combined arms battalion comprised of the other parts of 2/72 Armor and 1/9 Infantry) before they were deployed to Iraq, to return to Fort Carson, Colorado this year.
Camp Hovey, though one of the larger military posts in northern South Korea, has frequently been relegated to an afterthought in the 2nd Infantry Division. Many of the buildings are abandoned, it lacks certain facilities, forcing soldiers to travel to the adjacent Camp Casey, and has a single bus route that does not travel near many of the buildings on post.
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