Camp Long The US Army Garrison Camp Long is located near Wonju , South Korea . This camp was named in honor of Sergeant Charles R . Long of the US Army , who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions nearby in 1951 during the Korean War . Sergeant Long was acting as a forward observer in Company M of the 38th Infantry Regiment , 2nd Infantry Division when he was killed in action . Camp Long incloses 82 acres in a suburb of Taejang , approximately 180 miles ESE of Seoul and about 50 miles south of the DMZ , in the Kwangwon - bo Province ( Gangwon Province ) . In 2006 , there were 126 buildings on site , comprising 311 , 919 square feet . Base History . Established in 1955 , in 1970 , Camp Long was organized to support tenant units at the R - 401 Airfield . The unit was assigned to the 20th General Support Group under operational control of the Commanding General , First Republic of Korea Army ( FROKA ) Detachment , Korean Military Advisory Group . In 1978 , it was reassigned to the 19th Support Command , Commander , Camp Page . In 1987 , Camp Long and Camp Page came under the command of the 501st Corps Support Group . In 1998 , there were 500 active duty personnel and approximately 550 civilians assigned to the base . All personnel live on post , and most served a one year unaccompanied tour of duty . " Tenant Units located on Camp Long included : B Company , 168th Medical battalion ; 275th Signal Detachment , 41st Signal Battalion , 1st Signal Brigade ; 665th Medical Detachment , 18th MEDCOM ; Dental Clinic ; 524th Military Intelligence Detachment ; Detachment 452 ( Air Force ) ; 62nd Chemical Company ; a section of 66th AG Postal Detachment , and a a rotating law enforcement platoon from the 557th MP Company . " Seismic studies were investigated and observations were made at Camp Long . " Three alternate approaches for transmitting the data from Camp Long to the Pacific INTELSAT satellite were investigated : a . use of a local commercial terrestrial microwave system for Wonju ( just outside of Camp Long ) to Kum San via Seoul ; b . use of a military terrestrial system from Camp Long to Yongsan ( just outside of Seoul ) , then into Seoul , and down to If Kum San via a commercial terrestrial microwave system ; and c . installation of a nonstandard earth station at Camp Long for direct access to the Pacific satellite . Of these options , installation of a nonstandard earth station at Camp Long would not be authorized by the Korean Ministry of Communications ( HOC ) . The use of the military microwave links was not recommended due to the poor quality of the system . STRATCOM personnel in Korea stated that new radio equipment ( AN / FRC - 109 ) ' was to be installed between Comp Long and Yongsan during the first quarter of 1974 ; however , neither the installation nor the quality of service the link can maintain has been confirmed . ' " Commercial facilities included a bank , dry cleaners , barber shop and an AAFES Post Exchange . In 2007 , an article explained about the closing of the PX after a financial scandal was exposed : " The Camp Long PX is a small PX and was able to make $ 2 . 77 million in sales in 2004 and then once the black marketing ring was caught and shut down sales dropped to $ 172 , 000 this year . That is a difference of $ 2 , 598 , 000 dollars . Just think how much money the larger PXs and especially the commissaries are bringing in for the black marketers ? The amounts of money being made is mind boggling . " Medical facilities include a dental clinic , pharmacy and dispensary . For recreational facilities , there is a bowling center , gym , recreational center , tennis courts , racquetball court , fitness center , weight room , softball field , football field , craft shop , officers club , NCO club , enlisted club and playground . There were no on - base schools or college programs . However , Betty Jo Alexander was the " Assistant education services officer , Department of the Army , Camp Long , Korea , 1989 - 91 . " Camp personnel also helped in local educational matters . " A graduate of Cattaragus ( N . Y . ) Little Valley High School , Sergeant Shannon Eichenseer volunteered to help teach English to children at an orphanage in Wonju , Korea , while she was stationed at Camp Long " There was a Morale , Welfare and Recreation base library operated by Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities ( NAFI ) . Robert Lee Hadden was the " Supervisory librarian , USAG Camp Long , Wonju , Republic of Korea , 1984 — 1985 . " Base Closure . On June 4 , 2010 , Camp Eagle and Camp Long were both closed , consolidating the installation support activities of the US Army Garrison Camp Humphreys . " YONGSAN GARRISON , Republic of Korea - Eighth U . S . Army announced plans to close Camps Eagle and Long in the Wonju area Oct . 5 , continuing the base relocation of U . S . forces and the return of valuable real estate to the Republic of Korea as part of the Land Partnership Plan . U . S . Army Garrison Humphreys and Area III Commander Col . Joseph P . Moore briefed the workers of both camps on the impending closures Oct . 5 . Moore said his intent is that no employee will lose his or her job as a result of the closure as long as they are willing to relocate to Humphreys or , in some cases , learn a new trade or skill . The two installations are currently home to 386 military and civilian personnel , including 176 Korean employees . Originally scheduled to close in 2008 , the closure is expected to occur in 2010 . The installations will eventually be returned to the ROK government . The timeline for closure and return is still being determined . Activities currently being conducted at the camps will be transferred to Camp Humphreys . U . S . Army plans call for the relocation of all forces to two hubs around Pyongtaek and Daegu by 2016 . Benefits of this plan include a less intrusive presence in congested urban areas , increased safety for people in communities throughout the country and consolidated installations that will promote a higher quality of life than was possible on smaller , less modern bases . "