Warrior Base

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Warrior Base
Warrior Base is located north of the Imjin River within a few kilometers of the Demilitarized Zone. Additional 2ID training sites in the Western Corridor, Kyonggi Province include North Dagmar (Munsan Area) and Firing Point 320 (Imjin River Basin). In mid-1998 eleven cases of vivax malaria were reported among soldiers from ten different locations in the United States and one in Europe. Each case was associated with military training in the Republic of Korea during the summer of 1997.

Warrior Base is one of the forty-two camps north of Seoul authorized Hardship Duty Pay of $150 per month as of 01 January 2001. The Hardship Duty Pay is paid to troops who are permanently assigned to areas where it is authorized or who serve 30 consecutive days of temporary duty in those areas. Several factors are considered in determining whether a location qualified for the pay: climate, physical and social isolation, sanitation, disease, medical facilities, housing, food, recreational and community facilities, political violence, harassment and crime. The extra pay provides meaningful financial recognition to troops assigned in areas where living conditions are substantially below US standards.

  
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