Camp Smith is a military installation of the

New York Army National Guard The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the United States Army's available combat forces and approximate ...

Cortlandt Manor Cortlandt Manor is a hamlet (New York), hamlet—an unincorporated section—of the Cortlandt, New York, town of Cortlandt in northern Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, roughly surrounding Peekskil ...

, in the Town of Cortlandt, near

Peekskill, New York Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...

, about north of

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, at the northern border of

Westchester County Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The county is the seventh most populous cou ...

, and consists of . Established in 1882 by General Frederick Townsend,

Adjutant General of New York The Adjutant General of New York is the highest-ranking military official in the New York National Guard as the state adjutant general. The adjutant general is part of the state government's executive branch, and serves as head of the New Yo ...

, it was formerly known as "Camp Townsend", but was renamed in 1919 to "Camp Smith" for Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. The camp has been used as an annual training site for National and

State Guard In the United States, state defense forces (SDFs) are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized by state and federal law and are under the command of the governor of each st ...

regiments since its establishment, and recently has served as the home of the

Empire State Military Academy Camp Smith is a military installation of the New York Army National Guard in Cortlandt Manor, in the Town of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, New York, about north of New York City, at the northern border of Westchester County, and consists of . Establ ...

, as well as the state's Non-Com,

Officer Candidate School An officer candidate school (OCS) is a military school which trains civilians and Enlisted rank, enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a Commission (document), commission as Commissioned officer, officers in the armed forces of a country. H ...

, and a Westchester County DES satellite fire training center. It also hosts some other units (e.g. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the

53rd Troop Command The 53rd Troop Command is an administrative headquarters of the New York Army National Guard that provides direction for units not under another brigade or other formation headquarters (HQ). It also provides administrative support to units from ot ...

, 42nd Infantry Division Band, ''138th Chaplain Support Team'').New York Military Facility Locator
New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs. Retrieved on 15 June 2009.

References

External links

Camp Smith official site
Installations of the United States Army National Guard Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York Townsend family Installations of the United States Army in New York (state) {{US-Army-stub