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Ft. Monmouth Garrison Shield
Ft. Monmouth Garrison Shield
CECOM LCMC Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI)
CECOM LCMC Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI)

Fort Monmouth is an installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Department of the Army is one of the three Service departments in the United States Department of Defense. The post is surrounded by the communities of Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport, New Jersey, and is located about one mile from the Atlantic Ocean. Eatontown is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Tinton Falls is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Oceanport is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The post covers nearly 1,126 acres of land, from the Shrewsbury River on the east, to Route 35 on the west; this area is referred to as 'Main Post'. The Shrewsbury River is a short stream and navigable Estuary, approximately 8 mi (13 km long in northern New Jersey in the United States. Route 35 is a State highway along New Jersey 's Atlantic Ocean coast primarily traveling through the easternmost parts of Middlesex Monmouth and Ocean A separate area (Camp Charles Wood) to the west includes post housing, a golf course, and additional office and laboratory facilities. A rail line, owned by Conrail, runs through Camp Charles Wood and out to Naval Weapons Station Earle. Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail, began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad Naval Weapons Station Earle is a United States Navy base in New Jersey. The post is like a small town, including a Post Exchange (PX), health clinic, gas station and other amentities. Until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the post was open to the public to drive through; since that time, the post is closed to all but authorized personnel.

The post is home to several units of the U.S. Army Materiel Command and offices of the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) that research and manage Command and Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities and related technology, as well as an interservice organization designed to coordinate C4ISR, an academic preparatory school, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit, a garrison services unit, an Army health clinic, and a Veterans Administration health clinic. The United States Army Materiel Command (AMC is an army command responsible for materiel readiness to include technology acquisition support materiel development logistics power projection Other agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Security Agency, have presences on the post. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government

The post was selected for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2005. The preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. Most Army functions and personnel are required and scheduled to be moved to Army facilities in Maryland and Ohio by 2011. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads

Signal Corps Time Capsule
Signal Corps Time Capsule

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History

The original name of the installation was Camp Little Silver. It was renamed Camp Alfred Vail shortly after its establishment in 1917. Alfred Lewis Vail ( September 25, 1807, in Morristown New Jersey – January 18, 1859) was a Machinist and Inventor The Chief Signal Officer authorized the purchase of Camp Vail in 1919. The Signal Corps School relocated to Camp Vail from Fort Leavenworth that year. Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County Kansas (just north of the city of Leavenworth) in the upper northeast The Signal Corps Board followed in 1924. In August 1925 the installation was granted permanent status and was renamed Fort Monmouth. It was named in honor of the soldiers of the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Monmouth; aptly, it is also located in Monmouth County. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Prelude In May of 1778 The British commander General Clinton in Philadelphia faced with a war with France decided it was prudent to protect New York City and Florida Monmouth County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. The first permanent building was built in 1928. Other structures were built to house units the Army consolidated at Fort Monmouth.

In 1928, the first radio-equipped meteorological balloon reached the upper atmosphere, a forerunner of weather sounding techniques universally used today. In 1938, the first U. S. aircraft detection Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) was developed on post. This was later the same RADAR that detected the oncoming Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, but the warning it provided was discounted. In 1946, celestial communications was proved feasible when the RADAR developed by the Project Diana team was used to bounce electronic signals off the moon.

During the late 20th century, Fort Monmouth was home to the US Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS). Enlisted soldiers, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) amd Officers training to become Chaplain Assistants and Chaplains were trained at Fort Monmouth.

World War II

Additional property was purchased in 1941 for Camp Coles near Red Bank, Camp Charles Wood in Tinton Falls, and Camp Evans in Wall Township. The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908 Camp Evans, New Jersey is a former military base associated with Fort Monmouth. Wall Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. At its peak during World War II, Fort Monmouth measured 1,713 acres (6. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 9 km²), and had billeting space for 1,559 officers and 19,786 enlisted personnel. More communications units, including the Pigeon Breeding and Training Center, were consolidated into Fort Monmouth after the war ended. The pigeon service was discontinued in 1957; the birds were either sold at auction or donated to zoos.

The Signal Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Monmouth graduated 21,033 new Signal Corps officers during the period 1941-1946.

Rosenbergs

Julius Rosenberg had worked as a radar inspector at Fort Monmouth in 1942 and 1943. Julius Rosenberg (May 12 1918 &ndash June 19 1953 and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28 1915 &ndash June 19 1953 were American Communists who were executed It is from the fort that he was accused and convicted of stealing proximity fuze plans and passing them on to the Soviet Union. A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze for "variable time" is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Documents released by Russia after the Cold War showed that Julius Rosenberg was indeed a spy. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the In October of 1953, Joseph McCarthy claimed that Julius Rosenberg had set up a wartime spy ring at Fort Monmouth and that the ring might still be in operation. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U Two Fort Monmouth scientists, Joel Barr and Alfred Sarant fled to the Soviet Union. Joel Barr, also Iozef Veniaminovich Berg and Joseph Berg ( January 1, 1916 &ndash August 1, 1998) was part of the Soviet Alfred Epaminondas Sarant, also known as Filipp Georgievich Staros and Philip Georgievich Staros ( 1918 - March 12, 1979) was an engineer The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 [2]

Current Mission

Today, Fort Monmouth is home to the CECOM Life Cycle Management Command (CECOM LCMC). CECOM LCMC is a lead command for the Army and DoD in the area of C4ISR development, as well as Information Technology (IT). Though no longer the home of the US Army Signal Corps (after its move to Ft. Gordon, Georgia in the 1970s), Ft. Monmouth is sometimes referred to as the "Soul of the Signal Corps" and houses the official Time Capsule of the Army Signal Corps.

The post is home to the CECOM Life Cycle Management Command (CECOM LCMC), which consists of the following:

Also located on the post are:

Most of the personnel located on the post are civilians employed by DoD, or employees of companies under contract with the DoD.

Fort Monmouth is also noted for its SunEagles Golf Course, one of the better DoD golf courses in the nation.

School-aged children residing on post in grades 9 through 12 attend Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls, part of the Monmouth Regional High School District. Monmouth Regional High School is a regional four-year Public high school and public School district in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Tinton Falls is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Monmouth Regional High School is a regional four-year Public high school and public School district in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New

Closure by BRAC

Fort Monmouth was recommended for closure by the Pentagon in May 2005. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. BRAC voted in August 2005 to close the post; their decision was upheld by President George Bush and Congress. An appeal headed by U. S. Representatives Frank Pallone and Rush D. Holt, Jr. to remove the post from the list was made to the BRAC commission, but was rejected. Frank Pallone Jr (born October 30, 1951 in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Politician, who Rush Dew Holt Jr (born October 15 1948, Weston West Virginia) is an American Democratic Party Politician and the

In particular, BRAC recommended:

The DoD estimated the closure of Fort Monmouth would cause the loss of 9,737 jobs (5,272 direct and 4,465 indirect jobs) between 2006 and 2011, leading to a 0. 8% increase in unemployment. DoD also calculated the closure and other changes would save it about $1 billion in the long run.

However, in June 2007, an investigation by the Asbury Park Press revealed that the projected cost of closing Fort Monmouth and moving its research functions to Aberdeen, Maryland, had doubled from $780 million to $1. The Asbury Park Press is the major daily Newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey Aberdeen is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. 5 billion. Add to that the $3. 3 billion loss to New Jersey’s economy coupled with the estimated $16 billion it will cost Maryland for needed infrastructure improvements to accommodate the largest job influx since World War II. [1] In addition, recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) findings have uncovered substantial errors in the Army estimation of BRAC cost savings-- in one case turning a projected $1 billion savings into a $31 million savings. [2] In light of these issues, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the BRAC 2005 legislation.

Redevelopment

On April 28, 2006, Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine signed into law the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Act, which established the Fort Monmouth Revitalization Planning Authority, to plan and manage the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth once it closes. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Governor of New Jersey is the Chief executive of the US state of New Jersey. Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1 1947 is the Governor of New Jersey and a former United States Senator

The authority consists of four state appointees, the head of the state Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, the mayors of Eatontown, Oceanport and Tinton Falls, and a representative of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures of the 21 counties of the state. The 10th, non-voting member was chosen by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to represent Fort Monmouth. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President The legislation creating the commission, proposed by State Senators Joseph Kyrillos and Ellen Karcher, received bipartisan support, but only after wrangling in the legislature over its composition and authority. The New Jersey Senate is the Upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. Joseph M Kyrillos Jr (born April 12, 1960) is an American Republican Party Politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey Ellen Karcher (born February 28, 1964) is an American Democratic Party Politician, who served in the New Jersey

The authority holds meetings that rotate between the municipal buildings of the three towns whose mayors sit on the board. In July 2006, the authority met for the first time and selected its chairman, Robert Lucky, a Corzine appointee, who was not supported by the three mayors. Robert Wendell Lucky (b 1936 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a retired electrical engineer In September, the authority hired a real estate development company executive, Frank C. Cosentino, of West Long Branch, to be its executive director. West Long Branch is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

As mandated by federal law, the authority must advertise for notices of interest from any state, county, municipal or private, non-profit agency which would provide homeless assistance to Monmouth County residents. Notices are due by March 8, 2007. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Prior to closing the fort, the federal government will be investigating either moving or consolidating the prison at Ft. Dix with Ft. Monmouth due to excessive housing and infrastructure in the Eatontown location

References

  1. ^ Brown, Keith and Bowman, Bill. "Closing Fort Monmouth: Costs double from $780 million to $1.5 billion", Asbury Park Press, June 17, 2007. The Asbury Park Press is the major daily Newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Accessed July 14, 2007. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ Brown, Keith and Bowman, Bill. "More ammo for fort fight", Asbury Park Press, Oct 30, 2007. The Asbury Park Press is the major daily Newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Accessed Nov 06, 2007. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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The Asbury Park Press is the major daily Newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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