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The Fort Ord Reuse Authority is responsible for the oversight of Monterey Bay area economic recovery from the closure of and reuse planning of the former Fort Ord. The military base was located on the California coastline near the Monterey Peninsula, consisting of 28,000 acres (44 sq mi; 11,000 ha) of land.
Fort Ord Army Airfield, later renamed South Parade Ground Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Force airfield built for World War II, located at Fort Ord. Fort Ord was an Army Base founded in 1917 on Monterey Bay of the Pacific Ocean coast in California .
Following this training, the division moved back to Fort Ord, California, where it was located when the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war. The formation proceeded almost immediately to San Jose, California, arriving 11 December 1941 to help protect the west coast and allay civilian fears of invasion. [ 6 ]
Silas B. Hays Army Community Hospital, Fort Ord, California (1995) [15] Valley Forge General Hospital , Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 31 March 1974 Walson Army Hospital, Fort Dix , New Jersey (1960-1992).
A school of musketry was located at the Presidio from 1907 to 1913, and a school for cooks and bakers from 1914 to 1917. In 1917, the Army purchased an additional 15,809 acres (64 km 2) across the bay as a maneuver area. This new acquisition eventually was designated as Camp Ord in 1939 and became Fort Ord in 1940.
Fort Ord Dunes State Park is a state park in California, United States, along 4 miles (6.4 km) of coastline on Monterey Bay and created from part of the closed Fort Ord.The park includes a boardwalk, a path to the beach, a 4-mile (6.4 km) road for walking and biking, and interpretive exhibits describing its former use as a military training area.
Fort Hunter Liggett was under the authority of Camp Roberts, California, to the southeast, until 1952, when it became a sub-installation of Fort Ord. From the 1970s through the early 1990s, the post served two purposes — as a training area for the 7th Light Infantry Division (based at Fort Ord), and as the home for the Training and ...
Fort Niagara and Pine Camp (now Fort Drum) maintained several sub or branch camps, including one Geneseo. [25] Fort Oglethorpe: Georgia Fort Oglethorpe: Fort Omaha: Nebraska Omaha: Fort Ord: California A 120 feet (37 m) nearly completed escape tunnel was discovered by authorities. [26] Fort Patrick Henry: Virginia Fort Reno: Oklahoma Fort Riley ...