Camp Rilea

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Camp Rilea
Near Warrenton, Warrenton in the United States
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Rilea AFTC
Location in the United States
Coordinates 46°07′44″N123°56′37″W / 46.12889°N 123.94361°W / 46.12889; -123.94361 (Rilea AFTC)
TypeJoint Air Force and Army National Guard Base
Site information
Owner Oregon Military Department
Controlled by Oregon Air National Guard
Oregon Army National Guard
ConditionOperational
Website www.oregon.gov/omd/rilea/pages/camp-rilea.aspx
Site history
Built1927 (1927) (as Coanp Clatsop)
In use1927–present
Garrison information
Garrison 116th Air Control Squadron
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: none, ICAO: none, FAA LID: 15OR
Elevation22.5 metres (74 ft) AMSL
Helipads
NumberLength and surface
H118 metres (59 ft) 
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center is an Oregon Military Department base located in Warrenton, Oregon on the Oregon Coast. It is primarily used by the United States Air Force and the United States Army.

Contents

It is home to Camp Rilea Heliport.

Overview

The base is home to the 116th Air Control Squadron. [2] 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. [2] [3]

Members of the Washington National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron training at Camp Rilea in 1990 Members of the Washington Air National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron during annual training at Camp Rilea, Oregon in 1990.jpg
Members of the Washington National Guard'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 ]

Camp Rilea is used for training by local law enforcement and SWAT teams, Civil Air Patrol, and the Boy Scouts of America. [4]

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 [5] [6] as well as a Starbase, a Department of Defense Education Activity program. [7]

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. [4]

In 1940, the camp was federalized for World War II. It was returned to the state in 1947. [4]

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References

  1. "(15OR) RILEA AHP". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Oregon's 116th Air Control Squadron mobilizes for overseas assignment". National Guard. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. Har, Janie (2011-03-05). "Rep. David Wu, Gov. John Kitzhaber address 116th Air Control Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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