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Fort Clayton was a United States Army base in the former
Detail of Panama schools
/ref> Curundu Elementary School was also in Fort Clayton. The DoDEA secondary schools in Panama were Curundu Middle School and Balboa High School.
Fort Clayton was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone ( es, Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Isthmus of Panama, that existed from 1903 to 1979. It was located within the terr ...
, later part of the Republic of Panama.
Base
Fort Clayton was located northwest of Balboa, Panama, with the Panama Canal located nearby. It closed in 1999 pursuant to the Torrijos-Carter Treaties. The Southern Command Network and193rd Infantry Brigade
The 193rd Infantry Brigade is a United States Army infantry brigade, which was originally constituted in the Army's organized reserves on 24 June 1922 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193rd Infantry Brigade and assigned to the 97th Div ...
were both headquartered there, as was the headquarters of United States Army South prior to its relocation to Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The 534th Military Police Battalion stationed here was partly responsible for law enforcement patrols on all Pacific side military installations. This base also had significant on base housing for military families in addition to many barracks. Portions of the installation overlook the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal.
It is now used for residential housing, schools, and the headquarters of the "Ciudad del Saber
Panama's Ciudad del Saber (Spanish for ''City of Knowledge'') is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organizations, managed by the foundation of the same name. It is located just acros ...
" (City of Knowledge).
Education
TheDepartment of Defense Education Activity
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behal ...
(DoDEA) formerly operated Fort Clayton Elementary School for children of American military dependents. Detail of Panama schools
/ref> Curundu Elementary School was also in Fort Clayton. The DoDEA secondary schools in Panama were Curundu Middle School and Balboa High School.
See also
*List of former United States military installations in Panama
This is a list of United States military installations in Panama, all of which fall within the former Canal zone. The U.S. military installations in Panama were turned over to local authorities by 1999.
Transition phases
In 1903, the Hay–Bunau- ...
References
https://ciudaddelsaber.org/en/what-is-city-of-knowledge/External links
* http://www.czimages.com/CZMemories/Fort_Clayton/FC_index.htm {{coord, 9, 00, 00, N, 79, 34, 59, W, display=title, region:PA_type:landmark Closed installations of the United States Army Military installations of the United States in Panama Panama Canal Zone