Fort Hunter Liggett - Citizendia

Fort Hunter Liggett, named after General Hunter Liggett, is a United States Army fort in southern Monterey County, California, about 250 miles (400 km) north of Los Angeles and 150 miles south of San Francisco. Hunter Liggett ( March 21, 1857 &ndash December 30, 1935) was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The fort is primarily used as a training facility, where activities such as field maneuvers and live fire exercises are performed. A live fire exercise is any Exercise in which a realistic scenario for the use of specific equipment is simulated Land for the fort was purchased in 1940 from William Randolph Hearst (Hearst Castle is down the coast), and from adjacent landowners. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash Not to be confused with Hurst Castle, Henry VIII's Device Fort near Portsmouth in England It was named after Hunter Liggett in 1941. It was under the authority of Camp Roberts, California, to the southeast, until 1952, when it became a sub installation of Fort Ord on the Monterey Peninsula. Camp Roberts California is a former army base in central California. Fort Ord was a US Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed It was made a sub installation of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin in 1993. Fort McCoy is an active United States Army installation It is located on 60000 acres (240 km² between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in

The Salinas Valley is the fort's northern border, the Santa Lucia Mountains bound it on the east, Los Padres National Forest on the west and the Monterey and San Luis Obispo County line on the south. The Salinas Valley in the Central Coast region of California, USA that lies along the Salinas River between the Gabilan Range and The Santa Lucia Mountains or Santa Lucia Range is a Mountain range in coastal California, running from Monterey southeast for 105 miles (170 Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to San Luis Obispo County is a county located along the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast of the U The fort originally comprised 200,000 acres (800 km²), but even at its present size of 165,000 acres (668 km²), it is the largest United States Army Reserve command post. The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Some of the land, 52 acres, was given to Mission San Antonio de Padua, bringing its size to 85 acres. Mission San Antonio de Padua was founded on July 14, 1771, the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra Additionally, land has been traded between the United States Forest Service, which owns the adjacent Los Padres National Forest, and the Army. Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Junipero Serra Peak or Pimkolam (native American name), formerly called Santa Lucia Peak, is to the north. Junipero Serra Peak or Junípero Serra Peak (accent over the i is the highest Mountain in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California. The fort also contains the headwaters of the Nacimiento River. The Nacimiento River is a River in northern San Luis Obispo County California. There is also a hotel/motel on the Post known as the "Hacienda", this services civilians and military personnel and can be used as guest housing for military. Also just before you come in the front gate, there is a road to the left which goes to what is known as the "Primitive Campgrounds". There are some camper trailers there, and some water spigots around the site. There is also a central restroom on the site. What brings it up from true primitive status is the hunters store which has some staples, for instance: LP gas, snacks, beer, and other items including some ammo for hunters.

There are only 250 permanent civil and military residents at the fort. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking However, the population can swell up to 4,000 when a rotation of personnel comes for training. Military education and training is a process which intends to establish and improve the capabilities of military personnel in their respective roles

In its 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) recommendations, the Department of Defense recommended to relocating the 91st Division from Parks Reserve Forces Training Area to Hunter Liggett. Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA is a United States Army facility located in Dublin California that is currently a semi-active mobilization and training [1]

Hearst Castle is actually directly across the mountain range from the Fort, not down the coast. The hotel on the fort property was once Hearst's hunting lodge and where one of his mistresses lived.

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