Sgt. Maj. Ricardo Soto-Acevedo, left, rolls up the United States Army Garrison Camp Red Cloud flag, along with outgoing camp commander Lt. Col. William Huber, center, and Area I commander Col. Rick Newton on Friday. (Erik Slavin / S&S)
CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea — The Army trimmed its command structure Thursday as it officially deactivated U.S. Army Garrison Camp Red Cloud in favor of a larger Area I garrison.
Camps Red Cloud, Stanley and Jackson now fall directly under the Area I Garrison. Camp Casey in Dongducheon now is considered a sub-garrison within Area I, officials said.
Some department managers said they expect added responsibilities in the coming months as the new structure is implemented. As a result of the change, outgoing Camp Red Cloud commander Lt. Col. William Huber will not be replaced.
During Huber’s command, he oversaw camp handovers and the garrison deactivation, among other tasks in line with the Army’s transformation plan and its Six Sigma program for financial efficiency.
“We’re going to get leaner and we’re going to get faster,” Newton told soldiers, civilians and South Korean dignitaries Thursday.
The garrison change also is part of the four-year-old Installation Management Agency’s plan to standardize garrisons throughout the Army. The standardization should mean similar quality of soldier services at all army bases, officials said. IMA director Brig. Gen. John A. Macdonald toured Camp Red Cloud on Thursday and met with officials.
U.S. Army Garrison Camp Red Cloud was formed as a sub-installation command of the 501st Corp Support Group in 1991. It was shifted in 1995 to Area I West, which in 1996 was re-designated as Area I Support Activity.
Camp Red Cloud once formed the hub of operations for Uijeongbu enclave’s Camps Stanley, Jackson, LaGuardia, Essayons, Kyle, Sears, Falling Water, Kwang-sa-ri and Page.
Each of those camps has either been returned or is slated to be returned to South Korean control.
