Fort Buchanan
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Fort Buchanan is the name of two United States Army
forts:
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
forts:
- Fort Buchanan, ArizonaFort Buchanan, ArizonaFort Buchanan, was a United States Army post founded in 1856 three miles west of present day Sonoita, Arizona in what is now called Hog Canyon. The fort was located on the east slope of the canyon and under constant attack by native Americans. It was officially abandoned in 1861 but during the...
, is a former United States Army base in Arizona to control land purchased in the Gadsden Purchase - Fort Buchanan, Puerto RicoFort Buchanan, Puerto RicoUnited States Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico is the U.S. Army’s only active military installation in Puerto Rico. Located in the Metropolitan area of San Juan, it serves under the direct control of the Installation Management Command, Southeast Region...
is the only active U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean, home of the 65th regional readiness command (not to be confused with the 65th infantry regiment which has its headquarters at Cayey Puerto Rico)