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Camp Cooke (Iraq)
Camp Cooke may refer to: * Vandenberg Space Force Base, a U.S. Air Force Base in California originally named Camp Cooke *Camp Cooke (Montana) Camp Cooke also known as Fort ClaggettFort Claggett was actually a civilian trading post established near Camp Cooke but later moved to the north side of the Missouri after Camp Cooke closed. was a U.S. Army military post on the Missouri River i ..., the first U.S. Army post established in Montana, 1866 *Camp Cooke, another name for Camp Taji a U.S. Army base in Taji, Iraq {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base , previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also performs space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX. History United States Army Camp Cooke (1941–1953) In 1941, the United States Army embarked on an initiative to acquire lands in the United States to be used to train its infantry and armored forces. These areas needed to be of a varied nature to ensure relevant training. In March 1941, the Army acquired approximately of open ranch lands along the Central Coast of California between Lompoc and Santa Maria. Most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Cooke (Montana)
Camp Cooke also known as Fort ClaggettFort Claggett was actually a civilian trading post established near Camp Cooke but later moved to the north side of the Missouri after Camp Cooke closed. was a U.S. Army military post on the Missouri River in Montana Territory. The camp was established on July 10, 1866, just upstream from the mouth of the Judith River by the 13th Infantry Regiment. By 1867 Camp Cooke had a strength of approximately 400 men. The army established the post to protect steamboat traffic en route to Fort Benton. The boats carried passengers and freight to supply swiftly growing boom towns at the site of rich gold strikes in the western mountains of the Montana Territory. The location of the fort was along the upper Missouri River as it crossed the broad eastern plains of Montana, far from the gold camps and boom towns in southwest Montana. The fort was also located deep in the remote badlands, called the Missouri Breaks, which parallels the Missouri River for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Taji
Camp Taji , also known as Camp Cooke, is a military installation used by Iraqi and Multinational force in Iraq, Coalition forces near Taji, Iraq, Taji, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. The camp is located in a rural region approximately north of the capital Baghdad. Saddam era Al-Taji airfield, located in the volatile area nicknamed the Sunni Triangle, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Ba'athist Iraq, Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical warfare, chemical weapons. UNSCOM found at Taji 6,000 empty canisters designed to be filled with chemical weapons for use in 122mm rockets. According to the Gulf War Airpower Survey, there was a Sector Operations Center located at Al Taji. The airbase is served by a runway.Global Security.org, Al Taji Army Airfield / Al Taji Camp, Retrieved 21 January 2010, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/al-taji.htm Taji was also the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq. Taji was heavily bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
