Pyeongtaek in a Nutshell

Emerging Places: Camp Humphreys Expansion Video

The base is expanding in preparation for USFK relocation to Pyeongtaek. The begins in 2012 and may be completed by 2016-19 (est). According to JoongAng Daily,

‘The size of the U.S. forces stationed in Korea will be kept at around 28,500. Once the new U.S. forces base is completed in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, in 2015, the current Eighth Army headquarters and the second infantry division in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be relocated there. The Pyeongtaek base is expected to host up to 71,000 U.S. troops and their families by 2020.’