Camp Rilea
Camp Rilea (1927-Present) - Established in 1927 as an Oregon National Guard summer training area named Camp Clatsop. The name was changed to Camp Rilea in 1959 after Major General Thomas E. Rilea, Adjutant General of Oregon. The post is an active Oregon National Guard installation with both state and federal Missions. Now known as Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center.
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Camp Rilea -
Camp Rilea from overhead -
Camp Rilia Static Display and Coast Artillery Memorial.
History
The camp was established in 1927 as an Oregon National Guard summer training area named Camp Clatsop. The camp was federalized from 1940 to 1947 for World War II. It reverted to state control at the end of that period.
Current Status
Active Military Installation, Oregon National Guard training area, and heliport. The Camp has 2,000 acres for state and federal training. Facilities include a cantonment area with quarters and messing facilities; training areas that include surf, beach, swamp, and sand dune environments.
The State's mission at the camp is to provide community service support and serve as the regional base for Oregon's North Coast emergency response and recovery operations. In addition, to integrate into the State Joint Operations Plan (JEOP).
The Federal mission at the camp is to provide facilities and resources required for a level III Training Center and to support the 249 Regional Institute courses that include an Officer Candidate School and Infantry training courses.
The post is frequently used by civilian organizations as well, including the Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), and police departments. Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams throughout the Pacific Northwest use the rifle and pistol ranges, barracks and mess hall facilities, and a mock "city" (called a MOUT site, for Military Operations in Urban Terrain).
116th Air Control Squadron
Location: Patriot Way, Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon 97416
Lat: 46.12299 Long: -123.93342 Elevation: 26' Bing, Google
GPS Locations:
46.12299, -123.93342
46.11638, -123.93849
46.12263, -123.93403
46.12263, -123.93206
46.12605, -123.94007
46.12004, -123.93661
Sources:
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, pages 150-151
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 667
Links:
- Official Website
- Detailed Topo Map of training area
- North American Forts - Camp Rilea
- Military Campgrounds - Camp Rilea
- Global Security - Camp Rilea
Fortification ID:
- OR0135 - Camp Rilea
- OR0044 - Camp Clatsop
- OR0212 - Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center
Related
2017 Forts Visited, Camp Clatsop, Encyclopedia of Historic Forts, Oregon Geographic Names, Tactical Air Control Units,