New Shipping Prices - Jan. 2

Address Standardization

For more Postal-Service information follow this link

Barber/Beauty Shop

A new combination barber and beauty shop will open on or about April 15 in the former tailor shop, Bldg. 40, on Camp Red Cloud. The exact date of the opening will be forthcoming.

This is definately needed here at CRC! 

Ice Fish Festival

The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is hosting a trip to the Inje Ice Fish Festival at Soyang Lake Jan. 29. Visit your nearest Community Activity Center to sign up by Jan. 26. The transportation fee from the Community Activity Center at Camps Hovey, Casey, Red Cloud and Stanley is $30. For more information, call 730-4601/5125 or 732-6246/5366.

I have more information on this a few posts down. This looks like a wonderful time! 

Food Court Closure

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service Food Court, Bldg. 120, at Camp Red Cloud will be closed all day Jan. 26 for construction. It will resume its regular weekday hours – 7 a.m.-9 p.m. – the following day.

Montgomery Gentry Concert - January 25!

The 2000 Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year – Montgomery Gentry – will appear in concert at 7 p.m., Jan. 25 at Camp Casey’s Carey Fitness Center courtesy of the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment. No video or audio recording will be permitted.

If you want more information on Montgomery Gentry follow this link to their home page.

Camp Casey Tax Center

The Camp Casey Tax Center located in Maude Hall, Bldg. 2440, will open Jan. 24 for customers to file their 2010 tax returns. Customers should first make an appointment by calling 730-3591. Income tax preparation services are free for U.S. servicemembers, U.S. military retirees and Department of the Army civilians. Independent contractors employed by the Defense Department are not entitled to free tax preparation services, but can visit the center to get information about where to file their tax returns while they are in Korea.

Commissary Hours

Effective Jan. 24 the Red Cloud Garrison Commissary will be open on Monday and closed on Wednesday. The commissary hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Free Laundromat Wi-Fi

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Cable TV Office have teamed up to make free Wi-Fi available to customers using the following Laundromats on Warrior Country installations:

Bldg. 3004 at Camp Casey
Bldg. 8 at Camp Red Cloud
Bldg. 3814 at Camp Hovey
Bldg. 2367 at Camp Stanley

DFMWR Cable TV installed the drops and the Exchange is paying for the service.

Namdaemun's Great South Gate.

Sungnyemun was the main gate in the fortress wall of ancient Seoul. It is also known as Namdaemun, Great South Gate.  I took these pictures while driving from Seoul to Yangju.  It was a very rainy day so we did sight seeing from the car.

For more information on the Namdaemun wall follow this link to Wikipedia.

Fitness Expo January 22, 2011

USAG-Red Cloud/Area 1:

Fitness Clinic and Health/Training Seminar

Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Camp Casey Carey Fitness Center

Tentative Schedule

9:00-9:30 Dynamic Warm-up
9:30-10:00 Plyometrics
10:00-10:30 Body Mass Index (BMI) for Adults
10:30-10:45 Boot Camp Quick Workout
10:45-11:15 Tobacco Effects on Soldier Fitness/Tobacco Cessation
11:15-11:45 Overweight and Obesity: Health Consequences
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:00 Careers in Sports/ Fitness/Health
1:00-1:30 Improve Your Mile
1:30-2:00 Speed Training
2:00-2:30 Power & Cross Training
2:30-3:00 Perfect the PT Test
3:00-4:00 Swim Technique
4:00-5:00 Aqua PT

Stay all day – Lunch provided

Please wear fitness attire.

Open to all DOD card holders.

- Please note, this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on breaks and flow of program.
- For more information, call 730-2322 or 732-6276.

Wrestling Competition at Camp Stanley

The Hacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Fresh Fish and Plenty of Winter Fun
Don’t let the winter blues get you down! Get out and play at this year’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival. Visitors from all over the world flock to the festival to experience the more than 40 different events including ice fishing, sledding, ice soccer and snowman making.

★ Major Programs (for more details click here)
Sancheoneo Ice Fishing
Catch Sancheoneo With Your Bare Hands
Trying out the Trout
Asia Ice Lights Square 　
To celebrate this year’s festival, a beautiful world of ice and snow called The Asia Ice Lights Square has been created by the Ice Lights Committee from Harbin, China (under the partnership of Winter Festival Network). Here, you will see the most beautiful and sophisticated ice lights from China as well as ice castles and other exotic views.

World Winter City Square
★ Info
○ Period : Sat Jan 9th ~ Sun Jan 31st, 2010
○ Venue : Hwacheongang riverside and neighboring areas
○ Contact : Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival Information Center ☎ 1688-3005(if in Korea)
○ For Tourist Information Call: +82-33-1330 +82-33-1330
○ Official website :  (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
○ How to get there :
- From Dong Seoul Terminal, take a bus to Hwacheon. (First bus: 06:15, Last bus: 19:15 starts every hour, takes about 2hrs and 40 min. fare: KRW12,600)
- Get off the bus at Hwacheon Bus Terminal. The festival venue is around 10 minutes walk from Hwacheon Bus Terminal.

☞ More details for Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival 2010

*Photos and information courtesy of Korea Be Inspired

Seoul Children's Grand Park has Free Sledding

Seoul Children’s Grand Park will be running free sledding facilities every day (10:00 – 17:00) from December 27th, 2010 to February 27th, 2011. The sledding hill is located near the entrance of the eco-pond deck right beside the main gate of the Children’s Grand Park, on a plot of land measuring 1,825㎡. Here, visitors can ride the traditional Korean sleds and even try their hand at Korean traditional top-spinning. There is even a small lounge when you can get out of the cold and bake your own sweet potato; the best part is that it’s all complimentary!
* Please be advised that hours of operation are subject to change depending on the weather, as the field uses only natural snow and ice.

☞ 1330 tt call center: +82-2-1330 +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)

Courtesy of: Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation

Mt. Inwangsan Hike and Bugak Skyway Drive

The Royal Asiatic Society will be heading to scenic Mt. Inwangsan and Bugak Skyway for a combined hike and drive. Among some of the sites on the itinerary are the Hyoja-dong Sarangbang, Mugunghwa Park, Bugak Skyway, beautiful Mt. Inwangsan and Sajik Altar.


VENUE: Mt. Inwangsan and Bugaksan Skyway
DATE: Jan 9
COST: 25,000 won for members / 30,000 won for non-members
MORE INFO: Click here.
GETTING THERE: See link above.