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Fort Allen (Puerto Rico)

April 06, 2024

For other places called Fort Allen, see Fort Allen.

Fort Allen, officially Fort Allen Training Center, is a Puerto Rico National Guard military installation located on a 921-acre facility in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico.

Fort Allen
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
An October 30, 2004 USGS aerial view looking northwest at the site of Losey AAF
Losey AAF
Coordinates18°00′32″N 066°30′22″W / 18.00889°N 66.50611°W / 18.00889; -66.50611
TypeMilitary Base
Site information
Controlled by Puerto Rico National Guard
Site history
Built1941
In use1941-present
Garrison information
Garrison35th Signal Battalion
191st Regional Support Group

History edit

Losey Field
 
Part of Sixth Air Force
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
In use1941-1944

Losey Field was established by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter & bomber units. It was named for Captain Robert M. Losey, an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States' first military casualty in World War II. Units assigned were:

22d Fighter Squadron, 6 January-13 December 1941 (P-40 Warhawk)
23rd Fighter Squadron, 6 January-31 May 1941; 15 November-13 December 1941(P-40 Warhawk)
32d Fighter Squadron, 6 January 1941-19 February 1942; 9 March-14 June 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)

Subsequently:

  • 1944: After the departure of the 417th Bombardment Squadron in 1944, the airfield was turned over to Army ground forces.
  • 1949: Losey Army Airfield was transferred to United States Army (USA) ground forces and became Camp Losey.
  • 1950: Camp Losey was renamed Fort Allen.
  • 1959: Fort Allen was transferred to the Army's Caribbean Signal Agency.
  • 1963: The United States Navy (USN) took control of the military post and redesignated as Naval Radio Station Fort Allen, Puerto Rico.
  • 1970: The Headquarters & Communications Center of Naval Communication Station (NAVCOMMSTA) Puerto Rico relocated from San Juan to Fort Allen.
  • 1980: The U.S. Navy moved the Naval Communication Station Puerto Rico Headquarters & Communication Center from Fort Allen to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads.
  • 1980: On 16 November 1980 Fort Allen became the Headquarters for the United States Army Reserve (USAR) 35th Expeditionary Signal Battalion.
  • 1981: The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under a presidential order reconfigured Fort Allen as a processing center for Cuban and Haitian refugees.[1]
  • 1983: Fort Allen was officially transferred to the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG). The 35th Signal Battalion, along with other U.S. Army Reserve units remain as tenants.
  • 1985: The Puerto Rico National Guard Language Center (PRNGLC) relocated to Fort Allen.
  • 1997: The U.S. Navy built a receiver site for the Relocatable Over-the-horizon radar (ROTHR) on government land at Fort Allen.
  • 1999: The National Guard Youth Challenge Program was established on post.
  • 2007: Soldiers from the 35th Signal Battalion, 1st Mission Support Command, were deployed from Fort Allen to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • 2011: The Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) was inaugurated and dedicated posthumously to the 6th Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard and founder of the Language Center at Fort Allen, Major General Salvador Padilla Escabi.

Current use edit

Since the Navy left Fort Allen in 1980 there's been no regular Active Duty military personnel assigned on post, but the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve do have permanent Active Guard Reserve personnel present. Fort Allen, while still a federally-owned facility, is operated by the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG). Its mission is educational in scope and that of providing support to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and Army Reserve units stationed in southern Puerto Rico. There is not a Commissary at Fort Allen but NGX operates a PX on base for authorized patrons.

Units and tenant units edit

LTC Hernan G Pesquera U.S. Army Reserve Center edit

LTC Hernan G. Pesquera United States Army Reserve Center (USARC) is located on 40 acres within the grounds of Fort Allen, Puerto Rico. This facility is named after Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel and federal judge Hernan Gregorio Pesquera.

Units at the LTC Hernan G. Pesquera United States Army Reserve Center (USARC)

Armed Forces Reserve Center edit

On March 4, 2011 a 55,037 square feet (5,113.1 m2) Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) was inaugurated at Fort Allen to relocate the U.S. Army Reserve 8th Multifunctional of the 180th Division and retention office. The Puerto Rico Army National Guard 201st Regiment Multifunctional Training Brigade was located on the Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center. A 155 square feet (14.4 m2) Unheated storage building was also built. It also has a fitness room, locker rooms, weapons simulator, classrooms and private offices, and an armory/vault. The Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center can accommodate 150 Guard and Reserve Soldiers rotating and 126 military personnel per weekend.

This facility was dedicated posthumously to the 6th Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG) and founder of the Language Center at Fort Allen, Major General Salvador Padilla Escabi.

Officer Candidate School, NCO Academy & Language Center edit

The Puerto Rico Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, NCO Academy and the Language Center for the Puerto Rico Army and Air National Guard recruits are located at Fort Allen.

Over-the-horizon radar edit

The United States Navy leases 117 acres of the other than operational area for a Relocatable Over the Horizon (ROTHR) receiver site was built in 1997 on government land at Fort Allen as part of a surveillance network which is designed to monitor flights over an area encompassing more than 1,000,000 square miles (2,600,000 km2) in South America.[citation needed] The (ROTHR) radar consists of 34 antennas and support structure from 71 to 123 feet (37 m) tall.

Youth Challenge Program edit

The National Guard Youth Challenge Program Community Outreach Youth Program came aboard to Fort Allen in 1999 to intervene and reclaim the lives of 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. Participants of the Youth Challenge Program live in Fort Allen during the program.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Abbott, Elizabeth (2011). Haiti: A Shattered Nation. Rev. and updated from Haiti: The Duvaliers and Their Legacy (1988). New York: The Overlook Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-59020-989-9. LCCN 2013496344. OCLC 859201061. OL 25772018M. Fort Allen boiled in the sun, and without trees or grass or shelter, the Haitians either sweltered or else sought refuge in the stifling tents. They ate adequately, but some of the men developed gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts. New York Congressman Robert Garcia remarked after his visit there, 'The only difference between Attica and this place is that at one you have concrete walls and at the other barbed wire.' Added Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar, '[Fort Allen] was very much like a concentration camp. These poor people are living, caged animals. Their souls are being taken away.'

Bibliography edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

External links edit

18°00′25″N 66°30′00″W / 18.00694°N 66.50000°W / 18.00694; -66.50000

April 06, 2024
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For other places called Fort Allen see Fort Allen Fort Allen officially Fort Allen Training Center is a Puerto Rico National Guard military installation located on a 921 acre facility in Juana Diaz Puerto Rico Fort AllenJuana Diaz Puerto RicoAn October 30 2004 USGS aerial view looking northwest at the site of Losey AAFLosey AAFCoordinates18 00 32 N 066 30 22 W 18 00889 N 66 50611 W 18 00889 66 50611TypeMilitary BaseSite informationControlled byPuerto Rico National GuardSite historyBuilt1941In use1941 presentGarrison informationGarrison35th Signal Battalion191st Regional Support Group Contents 1 History 2 Current use 2 1 Units and tenant units 2 2 LTC Hernan G Pesquera U S Army Reserve Center 2 3 Armed Forces Reserve Center 2 4 Officer Candidate School NCO Academy amp Language Center 2 5 Over the horizon radar 2 6 Youth Challenge Program 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editLosey Field nbsp Part of Sixth Air ForceTypeMilitary airfieldSite informationControlled byUnited States Army Air ForcesSite historyIn use1941 1944Losey Field was established by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter amp bomber units It was named for Captain Robert M Losey an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States first military casualty in World War II Units assigned were 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 13th Composite Wing 72nd Observation Group 1 April 1941 27 October 1943 20th Troop Carrier Squadron Sixth Air Force Base Command 10 May June 1942 36th Fighter Group Headquarters January 1941 May 194322d Fighter Squadron 6 January 13 December 1941 P 40 Warhawk 23rd Fighter Squadron 6 January 31 May 1941 15 November 13 December 1941 P 40 Warhawk 32d Fighter Squadron 6 January 1941 19 February 1942 9 March 14 June 1943 P 40 Warhawk 417th Bombardment Squadron 25th Bombardment Group 29 May 1943 24 March 1944 B 18 Bolo Subsequently 1944 After the departure of the 417th Bombardment Squadron in 1944 the airfield was turned over to Army ground forces 1949 Losey Army Airfield was transferred to United States Army USA ground forces and became Camp Losey 1950 Camp Losey was renamed Fort Allen 1959 Fort Allen was transferred to the Army s Caribbean Signal Agency 1963 The United States Navy USN took control of the military post and redesignated as Naval Radio Station Fort Allen Puerto Rico 1970 The Headquarters amp Communications Center of Naval Communication Station NAVCOMMSTA Puerto Rico relocated from San Juan to Fort Allen 1980 The U S Navy moved the Naval Communication Station Puerto Rico Headquarters amp Communication Center from Fort Allen to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads 1980 On 16 November 1980 Fort Allen became the Headquarters for the United States Army Reserve USAR 35th Expeditionary Signal Battalion 1981 The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service INS under a presidential order reconfigured Fort Allen as a processing center for Cuban and Haitian refugees 1 1983 Fort Allen was officially transferred to the Puerto Rico National Guard PRNG The 35th Signal Battalion along with other U S Army Reserve units remain as tenants 1985 The Puerto Rico National Guard Language Center PRNGLC relocated to Fort Allen 1997 The U S Navy built a receiver site for the Relocatable Over the horizon radar ROTHR on government land at Fort Allen 1999 The National Guard Youth Challenge Program was established on post 2007 Soldiers from the 35th Signal Battalion 1st Mission Support Command were deployed from Fort Allen to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom 2011 The Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center AFRC was inaugurated and dedicated posthumously to the 6th Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard and founder of the Language Center at Fort Allen Major General Salvador Padilla Escabi Current use editSince the Navy left Fort Allen in 1980 there s been no regular Active Duty military personnel assigned on post but the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and U S Army Reserve do have permanent Active Guard Reserve personnel present Fort Allen while still a federally owned facility is operated by the Puerto Rico National Guard PRNG Its mission is educational in scope and that of providing support to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard and Army Reserve units stationed in southern Puerto Rico There is not a Commissary at Fort Allen but NGX operates a PX on base for authorized patrons Units and tenant units edit nbsp Army National Guard 191st Regional Support Group 240th Military Police Company 192nd Support Battalion C Company Med 105th Quartermaster Company 482nd Chemical Company 714th Quartermaster CompanyLTC Hernan G Pesquera U S Army Reserve Center edit LTC Hernan G Pesquera United States Army Reserve Center USARC is located on 40 acres within the grounds of Fort Allen Puerto Rico This facility is named after Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel and federal judge Hernan Gregorio Pesquera Units at the LTC Hernan G Pesquera United States Army Reserve Center USARC nbsp United States Army Reserve 35th Expeditionary Signal Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHC 204 Transportation MDM Truck Company POL 5K EAB LINEHAUL 276th Maintenance Support CompanyArmed Forces Reserve Center edit On March 4 2011 a 55 037 square feet 5 113 1 m2 Armed Forces Reserve Center AFRC was inaugurated at Fort Allen to relocate the U S Army Reserve 8th Multifunctional of the 180th Division and retention office The Puerto Rico Army National Guard 201st Regiment Multifunctional Training Brigade was located on the Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center A 155 square feet 14 4 m2 Unheated storage building was also built It also has a fitness room locker rooms weapons simulator classrooms and private offices and an armory vault The Fort Allen Armed Forces Reserve Center can accommodate 150 Guard and Reserve Soldiers rotating and 126 military personnel per weekend This facility was dedicated posthumously to the 6th Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard PRNG and founder of the Language Center at Fort Allen Major General Salvador Padilla Escabi Officer Candidate School NCO Academy amp Language Center edit The Puerto Rico Army National Guard Officer Candidate School NCO Academy and the Language Center for the Puerto Rico Army and Air National Guard recruits are located at Fort Allen Over the horizon radar edit The United States Navy leases 117 acres of the other than operational area for a Relocatable Over the Horizon ROTHR receiver site was built in 1997 on government land at Fort Allen as part of a surveillance network which is designed to monitor flights over an area encompassing more than 1 000 000 square miles 2 600 000 km2 in South America citation needed The ROTHR radar consists of 34 antennas and support structure from 71 to 123 feet 37 m tall Youth Challenge Program edit The National Guard Youth Challenge Program Community Outreach Youth Program came aboard to Fort Allen in 1999 to intervene and reclaim the lives of 16 to 18 year old high school dropouts producing program graduates with the values life skills education and self discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens Participants of the Youth Challenge Program live in Fort Allen during the program See also editArmy National Guard Puerto Rico National Guard Losey Field Military of Puerto RicoReferences edit Abbott Elizabeth 2011 Haiti A Shattered Nation Rev and updated from Haiti The Duvaliers and Their Legacy 1988 New York The Overlook Press p 183 ISBN 978 1 59020 989 9 LCCN 2013496344 OCLC 859201061 OL 25772018M Fort Allen boiled in the sun and without trees or grass or shelter the Haitians either sweltered or else sought refuge in the stifling tents They ate adequately but some of the men developed gynecomastia or enlarged breasts New York Congressman Robert Garcia remarked after his visit there The only difference between Attica and this place is that at one you have concrete walls and at the other barbed wire Added Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar Fort Allen was very much like a concentration camp These poor people are living caged animals Their souls are being taken away Bibliography edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer 1983 Air Force Combat Units Of World War II Maxwell AFB Alabama Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 89201 092 4 Maurer Maurer ed 1982 1969 Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II PDF reprint ed Washington DC Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 405 12194 6 LCCN 70605402 OCLC 72556 External links edithttp www ngycp org state pr es contactus php http www navy radio com commsta puerto rico htm http www2 webster edu corbetre haiti archive msg09149 html Fort Allen at GlobalSecurity org Losey Airfield photos Abandoned amp Little Known Airfields Western Puerto Rico18 00 25 N 66 30 00 W 18 00694 N 66 50000 W 18 00694 66 50000 Retrieved from 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