Camp Bonifas

Camp Bonifas is a United Nations Command military post located just south of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the Joint Security Area (JSA) in Panmunjom, South Korea. Originally established as Camp Kitty Hawk in 1953 following the Korean War Armistice, it was renamed in 1986 to honor Captain Arthur G. Bonifas, who was killed during the 1976 "Axe Murder Incident." The camp serves as the base for United Nations Command Security Battalion–Joint Security Area, whose mission is to provide security and support diplomatic engagements between North and South Korea. Over the decades, Camp Bonifas has played a critical role in maintaining stability, facilitating negotiations, and supporting the ongoing peacekeeping mission along one of the world’s most tense borders.