Some of the troops were sent for the guard mission at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Located 150 miles (240km) south-east of the camp, it is used for large force-on-force manoeuvre training.įor Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, many soldiers from Ft. The training area was named the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. In the 1960s, Fort Carson was assigned with mechanised units and additional training land was purchased.Īnother 235,000 acres (959km²) was purchased in 1983 for the purpose of training. Camp Carson was renamed Fort Carson in 1954.
