Camp Humphreys, Military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Camp Humphreys is a military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, spreading over a large area with hundreds of buildings and an airfield that handles daily flight operations. Residential towers, shopping centers, and health facilities form a self-contained community for tens of thousands of residents.
The site served as an airfield under Japanese rule starting in 1919, before American forces took control after the Korean War. The facility received its current name in 1962 to honor a pilot killed in action.
Service members and their families shop at the commissary, where American groceries and household goods help recreate a sense of home. The installation honors a helicopter pilot who died in Korea, and his memory remains part of daily life on the grounds.
Access to the grounds is restricted to military personnel, their families, and authorized visitors. Those with an invitation should bring valid identification and expect security checks at entry points.
The expansion of this facility stands as the most expensive construction project the American defense department has ever undertaken outside the United States. Four schools on the grounds teach over a thousand children using American curricula.
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