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1st Mission Support Command is a United States Army Reserve command providing support to military units based in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.Headquartered at Fort Buchanan within the metropolitan area of the Puerto Rico's capital San Juan the command consists of 54 units and fields 4,200 soldiers.
Fort Buchanan is the name of two United States Army forts: Fort Buchanan, Arizona, is a former United States Army base in Arizona to control land purchased in the Gadsden Purchase; Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico is the only active U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean, home of the 1st Mission Support Command.
At the time, Fort Buchanan served as a citizens training camp and soldier processing station. After World War II the post was gradually reduced to its current size of 746 acres (302 ha). Fort Buchanan remained a command depot with post facilities, a personnel center, and a special training center until closure as an Army post in 1966.
A Maneuver Enhancement Brigade mission is to provide the divisional commander with a field grade officer led formation that has a large headquarters, capable of controlling a mix of combat engineer, military police, level II medical services, communication units, NBC units and civil affair units, in addition to its attached maneuver combat ...
After an introduction from Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of Coalition Ground Forces in Iraq, Air Force Master Sergeant Erik Brazones was the first DJ on the air. When the 222nd BOD took the reins of the radio operations, the first two regular radio shows were Niki Cage in the Morning and Abbey in the Afternoon .
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state. [1]
US Army transferred the property from USAG Fort Buchanan to the US Army Reserve 81st Readiness Division in November 2012. [24] The Ceiba Armed Forces Reserve Center was opened 10 September 2011. This facility with 78,350 square feet (7,279 m 2) can serve 600 personnel on a rotating basis 345 service members per weekend. This AFRC includes a ...
Brigadier-General Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a major-general in the Texas militia and thereafter a major in the United States Army (United States Volunteers) during the Mexican–American War, sheriff of Sacramento County, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier-general in the army of the Confederate States during the ...