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BHOD was renamed "Black Hills Army Depot" (BHAD) in 1962. [1] Over the years, BHOD was used for storage and testing of chemical weapons, including sarin [4] and mustard gas. [5] Additionally, during World War II, the site also held Italian prisoners of war. [3] The Depot was closed on June 30, 1967, and the Igloo community was abandoned. [1]
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
Fort Meade, originally known as Camp Sturgis and later Camp Ruhlen, is a former United States Army post located just east of Sturgis, South Dakota, United States.The fort was active from 1878 to 1944; the cantonment is currently home to a Veterans Health Administration hospital and South Dakota Army National Guard training facilities.
Minnesota: NG Arden Hills Army Training Site. Total acres: 1,496 Branch: Army National Guard. Near the city of St. Paul is the largest of Minnesota's 32 military sites, Arden Hills Army Training Site.
Camp Rapid is a South Dakota Army National Guard installation located in Westside, Rapid City, South Dakota, just inside the edge of the Black Hills. Although the South Dakota state capital is Pierre, South Dakota , the state's Adjutant General has his office and headquarters in Camp Rapid.
The retained area is the remainder of 341,726 acres (1,382.92 km 2) federally acquired in 1942 under eminent domain at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Oglala Sioux). [2] In addition to use by World War II aircraft, BBR was used for a post-war Army National Guard gunnery range and a Cold War Radar Bomb Scoring site.
A U.S. Army telegraph repair station established on the Black Hills-Fort Keogh Telegraph route in 1878. Abandoned in 1883. Stanley's Stockade (historical) , Dawson County, Montana , 46°55′36″N 104°52′10″W / 46.92667°N 104.86944°W / 46.92667; -104.86944 ( Stanleys Stockade ) , el. 2,133 feet (650
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