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The history of the US Army in Puerto Rico dates back to the Spanish-American
War. US forces landed here on July 25, 1898 and quickly occupied the island,
which under the Treaty of Paris became an unincorporated territory of the United
States. Puerto Rico belongs to, but is not part of the United States.
In 1903 the 1st Puerto Rican U.S. Army unit was formed, the so-called "Porto
Rico Regiment" under the command of then Colonel James A. Buchanan, for whom our
installation was named.
Camp Buchanan was established in 1923, it was originally located on a 300 acre
tract of land some 6 miles south of San Juan Bay.
From 1926 to 1930 Camp Buchanan was used as a maneuver training area and range by the Regular Army, by the National Guard troops. and as a Citizen Military Training Camp. In May 1940 it was officially designated as Fort Buchanan and expanded to 1,514 acres initially, later to 4,500 acres. Permanent facilities were constructed...
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