PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION Far East District
One of the final three housing towers under construction at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea. The facilities are built in groups of three to include underground parking structures, playgrounds, recreational trails, and outdoor fitness equipment for the families who live in them. USACE PHOTO BY YOHAN AN
Army Engineers Construct Half a Billion Dollars in Family Housing Towers on Camp Humphreys As rice paddies turned into the largest overseas U.S. military installation, housing to support service members and their families popped up along the skyline. Since 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Far East District (FED) has been overseeing construction of more than $500 million in projects for family housing at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys. 80 I AMERICA’S ENGINEERS
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orking on the construction side to deliver family housing to our service members and their families has been a rewarding experience,” said Steve Fowler, contracting officer’s representative at FED. “It was gratifying to see firsthand how an area, which was previously rice fields, transformed into safe, comfortable, and modern U.S.-style apartment housing, complete with extra amenities including underground parking structures, playgrounds, recreational trails, and outdoor fitness equipment.” Part of the $10.4 billion Yongsan Relocation Program (YRP) and Land Partnership Plan (LPP), these projects ensure that service members and their families have the conveniences of home while stationed overseas as the military works to relocate U.S. forces from numerous small Army garrisons to one consolidated location south of the Han River.
BY RACHEL NAPOLITAN
