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Fort Wolters, established as Camp Wolters in 1925, is four miles east of Mineral Wells in Parker and Palo Pinto counties. It was named for Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the Fifty-sixth Brigade of the National Guard, and designated a summer training site for his units.
Monday, 27 December 2010 21:41
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Camp Callan was built in November of 1940 as a Coast Artillery Corps replacement training center for new inductees. Open for business in January of 1941, it was named for Maj. Gen. Robert Callan (1874-1936), a veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I.

Monday, 27 December 2010 20:07
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United States Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland was the US Navy Training Center located at Port Deposit, Maryland.

Sunday, 26 December 2010 18:12
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Camp Grant was opened just south of Rockford in 1917 to train soldiers for World War I. It was closed in 1921 and turned over to the Illinois National Guard for use as a training center in 1924.

Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:41
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Fort Francis E. Warren, previously known as Fort D. A. Russell, was established in 1867.  Detachments of the 30th Cavalry formed the first garrison, under the command of Col. John D. Stevenson.  The troops stationed there participated in many conflicts during the years, including the Great Sioux Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War in 1998, the Philippines in 1901, and during the Mexican Revolution from 1913 to 1916.

Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:16
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Prior to World War II the area within Sampson's boundaries was predominantly farmland but the outbreak of war brought a large need for facilities to train military personnel for the war effort. On May 14, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved construction of a Naval Training Station. The base was named in honor of a local native, Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, from Palmyra, NY, a hero of the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 04:49
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 Farragut Naval Station rose almost overnight on wide-open fields and rolling hills that had once served as a seasonal stop for early Indian and pioneer migrations. In late 1941, the U.S. government snapped up the land from private owners, Kootenai County, and a railway company to establish an inland naval base more than 300 miles away from the western coastline, where the nation feared a Japanese invasion.   It was named after David Farragut - who was instrumental in setting up Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:33
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Few people know that the Mare Island Naval Shipyard was one of the first USMC recruit training camps (later Depots) - one of four set up by Major General Wlliam P. Biddle, Commandant of the Marine Corps.   The other three locations were at Philadelphia, Norfolk (later at Port Royal, South Carolina),  and Puget Sound, Washington.  Mare Island became the sole west coast depot during the following year, and east coast recruit training was shifted to Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1915.

Tuesday, 22 December 2009 04:57
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Camp Roberts, California  officially began it mission as a replacement training center in March 1941. At that time it ranked with the world's largest military training facilities. It may still be so in terms of training capacity, and so far as it is known features the largest parade ground (the length of fourteen football fields) on any military facility.

Monday, 21 December 2009 04:01
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Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is located in Potter County, Texas, approximately 6 miles East of downtown Amarillo within the easternmost city limits. The City of Amarillo is located on the boundary of Potter and Randall Counties in the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle.

Sunday, 22 November 2009 20:31
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Fort Knox, the Home of the Armor and Cavalry - has served as a U.S. military reservation since 1918. During this time it has played a key role in the development of military tactics, doctrine and equipment, and has been an integral part of the training establishment for both the active Army and Reserve Components. 

Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:38
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On January 8, 1869, MG Philip H. Sheridan staked out the site that would become Fort Sill. Sheridan was leading a campaign into Indian Territory to stop hostile tribes from raiding border settlements in Texas and Kansas. His massive winter campaign involved six cavalry regiments accompanied by frontier scouts "Buffalo Bill" Cody, "Wild Bill" Hickock, Ben Clark, and Jack Stillwell. Troops from the 10th Cavalry, a distinguished unit of black "Buffalo Soldiers" who constructed many of the stone buildings still surrounding the Old Post Quadrangle, camped at the new fort.

Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:23
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Fort Ord was established in 1917, originally as Camp Gigling, as a military training base for infantry troops. In 1917, the US Army bought the present day East Garrison and nearby lands on the east side of Fort Ord to use as a maneuver and training ground for field artillery and cavalry troops stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. & Before the Army's use of the property, the area was agricultural, as is much of the surrounding land today. No permanent improvements were made until the late 1930s, when administrative buildings, barracks, mess halls, tent pads, and a sewage treatment plant were constructed. This facility was designated as Camp Ord in 1939 and became Fort Ord in 1940. In 1938, additional agricultural property was purchased for the development of the Main Garrison.

Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:15
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The Great Lakes Naval Training Center is home to the U.S. Navy's only Recruit Training Command. The largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training center in the Navy, the base includes 1,153 buildings on 1,628 acres and uses 50 miles of roadway to provide access to the Center's facilities.

Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:10
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The Naval Training Center, San Diego had its inception in 1916 when Mr. William Kettner, Congressman from the Eleventh Congressional District of California and spokesman for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, interested the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, in establishing a naval training activity on the shores of San Diego Bay.

Sunday, 22 November 2009 18:59
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The Orlando Naval Training Center (NTC) was first commissioned on July 1,1968. It "was established to enhance the manpower training capabilities of the United States Navy." It was the final of three active training facilities for Navy recruits, the others being Great Lakes Naval Training Center and San Diego Naval Training Center. & The Orland NTC was built on land used by the Army Air Corps during World War II as part of the Orlando Army Air Base.

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