Camp Navajo
Encyclopedia
Camp Navajo was originally opened in 1942 in Bellemont, Arizona
. It was originallly designated Navajo Ordnance Depot, and its primary use was the storage of ammunition used in the Pacific Theater
of World War II. It was renamed Navajo Army Depot in 1965, changed to Navajo Depot Activity in 1982, then changed in 1993 to its current name. In 1993 the Department of Defense
transferred all ammunition activities to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant in Nevada
. Following the transfer Camp Navajo was shifted to the Arizona Army National Guard
.
Units located on base include:
Camp Navajo is also an active munitions storage site, supporting numerous civilian and military customers. The camp is an inspectable site under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
Bellemont, Arizona
Bellemont is an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Bellemont is located along Interstate 40 west-northwest of Flagstaff. Bellemont has a ZIP Code of 86015; in 2000, the population of the 86015 ZCTA was 231....
. It was originallly designated Navajo Ordnance Depot, and its primary use was the storage of ammunition used in the Pacific Theater
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
of World War II. It was renamed Navajo Army Depot in 1965, changed to Navajo Depot Activity in 1982, then changed in 1993 to its current name. In 1993 the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
transferred all ammunition activities to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. Following the transfer Camp Navajo was shifted to the Arizona Army National Guard
Arizona Army National Guard
The Arizona Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
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Current use
Camp Navajo is a munitions storage and regional training site operated by the Arizona Army National Guard.Units located on base include:
- HHCHeadquarters and Headquarters CompanyIn United States Army units, a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher. In identifying a specific headquarters unit, it is usually referred to by its abbreviation as an HHC...
, Camp Navajo - 362nd EOD Company
- 819th SapperSapperA sapper, pioneer or combat engineer is a combatant soldier who performs a wide variety of combat engineering duties, typically including, but not limited to, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences, general construction and building, as well as road and airfield...
Company - 856th MPMilitary policeMilitary police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...
Company
Camp Navajo is also an active munitions storage site, supporting numerous civilian and military customers. The camp is an inspectable site under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).