Camp Rilea
{{Short description|Oregon Military Department base in the US}}
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| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{Cite web|url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/ajv5/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=15OR|title=(15OR) RILEA AHP
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Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center is an Oregon Military Department base. It dates to 1927 when it was known as Camp Clatsop. It is located on the Oregon Coast in Warrenton and is primarily used by the United States Air Force and the United States Army. It is also home to Camp Rilea Heliport.
Overview
The base is home to the 116th Air Control Squadron.{{Cite web |title=Oregon's 116th Air Control Squadron mobilizes for overseas assignment |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/585294/oregons-116th-air-control-squadron-mobilizes-for-overseas-assignment/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalguard.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-View%2FArticle%2F585294%2Foregons-116th-air-control-squadron-mobilizes-for-overseas-assignment%2F |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=National Guard |language=en-US}} The 116th ACS is a deployable airspace command & control unit with radar and communications capabilities. They have been deployed temporarily to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006, Qatar in 2011, and Southwest Asia in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Har |first=Janie |date=2011-03-05 |title=Rep. David Wu, Gov. John Kitzhaber address 116th Air Control Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2011/03/rep_david_wu_gov_john_kitzhabe.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}
File:Members of the Washington Air National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron during annual training at Camp Rilea, Oregon in 1990.jpg's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron training at Camp Rilea in 1990]]
Additionally, Camp Rilea hosts soldiers from other units of both the Oregon Air National Guard and the Oregon Army National Guard, as well as personnel from Joint Base Lewis–McChord, for various training exercises.{{citation needed|date= February 2024}}
Camp Rilea is used for training by local law enforcement and SWAT teams, Civil Air Patrol, and the Boy Scouts of America.{{Cite web |title=Camp Rilea – FortWiki Historic U.S. and Canadian Forts |url=http://www.fortwiki.com/Camp_Rilea |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.fortwiki.com}}
Camp Rilea is home to a MOUT site, a mock city used for urban warfare training. It is also home to campgrounds available to members of the armed forces{{Cite web |title=U.S. Military Campgrounds and RV Parks – Camp Rilea |url=https://www.militarycampgrounds.us/oregon/163-camp-rilea |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.militarycampgrounds.us}}{{Cite web |title=Oregon Military Department : Reserve Lodging and RV Spaces : Business Services : State of Oregon |url=https://www.oregon.gov/omd/bservice/pages/reserve-lodging-and-rv-spaces.aspx |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.oregon.gov}} as well as a Starbase, a Department of Defense Education Activity program.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.starbaseoregon.com/rla-home |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Starbase Oregon |language=en}}
Also, Camp Rilea is home to the[https://www.threecoursechallengeshs.com/ three-course challenge], a cross-country meet with a unique difficulty-based course instead of the typical varsity, junior varsity, and frosh heat system.
History
The camp was initially established as Camp Clatsop in 1927 as a summer training area for the Oregon National Guard. In 1959, it was renamed Camp Rilea, after Major general Thomas E. Rilea, the Adjutant General of Oregon.
In 1940, the camp was federalized for World War II. It was returned to the state in 1947.
Gallery
File:Camp Rilea (41307231862).jpg
File:EXEVAL Camp Rilea Oregon 160802-Z-KR642-065.jpg|Soldiers participating in a disaster drill
File:160507-Z-OT568-009 (26907217356).jpg
See also
- Camp Rilea Heliport, the heliport located at the camp.