Army Base
Army Camp, Group
noun, suffix
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.
コウイチ大統領は、報道陣と会見をする予定でしたが、食中毒にかかってしまったため中止となりました。
President Koichi was supposed to meet with the press corps, but he got food poisoning and it was canceled.