6.
City/County Joint Work Session (CANCELLED)
- Meeting Date:
- 09/21/2015
- Co-Submitter:
- Stephanie Smith, Assistant to City Manager
- From:
- Stephanie Smith, Assistant to City Manager
- Department:
Co-Submitter:
Information
TITLE:
Camp Navajo Update from Lieutenant Colonel Vinson
DESIRED OUTCOME:
Information only
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Arizona Army National Guard Camp Navajo (Camp Navajo) is a strategic regional partner to the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. Lieutenant Colonel Anita Vinson will provide an operational update on behalf of this regional military installation.
INFORMATION:
Arizona Army National Guard Camp Navajo Background
Camp Navajo was originally established as Navajo Ordnance Depot in 1942. The installation has been in continuous operation since 1942, to include the period from 1982 to present date, when it has been under the operational control of the Arizona National Guard.
The original mission was the storage of ammunition in support of the Pacific Theater of operations during the Second World War. Changes in status and mission have resulted in the name of the installation evolving from Navajo Ordnance Depot to Navajo Army Depot in 1965, Navajo Depot Activity in 1982, and finally in 1993, Camp Navajo.
In 1993, the Arizona National Guard was given a license to operate the facility as a National Guard training site. In 2002, the Arizona Revised Statute that limited Camp Navajo's ability to do business with the commercial and civilian sectors was amended, and the restriction for Camp Navajo to only accept federal funds was lifted. Current initiatives that are being pursued by Camp Navajo, the Arizona National Guard and National Guard Bureau are development of up to 800 acres for use as an industrial park; placement of an 80 acre Veteran's Cemetery on the eastern portion of the installation; construction of a new fire station; replacement of the 65 year old water distribution system and replacement of the electrical distribution system.
Lieutenant Colonel Anita Vinson Background
LTC Anita Y. Vinson was commissioned in 1993, Officer Candidate School program in the Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG). She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland, University College. LTC Vinson is an Engineer Officer with military education including Engineer Officer Basic, Captains Career Course, Combined Arms Service Support School, Command and General Staff Officer College and currently enrolled in Senior Service College (AY017). Her additional skills and certifications include Defense Strategist and Registered Environmental Manager and Engineer-In-Training.
In 2005, LTC Vinson began her Active Guard Reserve career as a Programming Officer in the Installations Divisions at Army National Guard; deployed Equal Opportunity Advisor for the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; Installation Planner at the Office of the Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Installation Management; Chief of the Compliance Branch in the Environmental Division, Army National Guard; and the Chief of the Sustainability Team, Army National Guard.
Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medals, Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medals, Army Reserve Component Army Achievement Medals, National Defense Service Medals, Humanitarian Services Medal, Armed Forces Services Medals, NATO Medal, Armed Service Unit Achievement, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, Overseas Service Ribbons, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Camp Navajo was originally established as Navajo Ordnance Depot in 1942. The installation has been in continuous operation since 1942, to include the period from 1982 to present date, when it has been under the operational control of the Arizona National Guard.
The original mission was the storage of ammunition in support of the Pacific Theater of operations during the Second World War. Changes in status and mission have resulted in the name of the installation evolving from Navajo Ordnance Depot to Navajo Army Depot in 1965, Navajo Depot Activity in 1982, and finally in 1993, Camp Navajo.
In 1993, the Arizona National Guard was given a license to operate the facility as a National Guard training site. In 2002, the Arizona Revised Statute that limited Camp Navajo's ability to do business with the commercial and civilian sectors was amended, and the restriction for Camp Navajo to only accept federal funds was lifted. Current initiatives that are being pursued by Camp Navajo, the Arizona National Guard and National Guard Bureau are development of up to 800 acres for use as an industrial park; placement of an 80 acre Veteran's Cemetery on the eastern portion of the installation; construction of a new fire station; replacement of the 65 year old water distribution system and replacement of the electrical distribution system.
Lieutenant Colonel Anita Vinson Background
LTC Anita Y. Vinson was commissioned in 1993, Officer Candidate School program in the Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG). She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland, University College. LTC Vinson is an Engineer Officer with military education including Engineer Officer Basic, Captains Career Course, Combined Arms Service Support School, Command and General Staff Officer College and currently enrolled in Senior Service College (AY017). Her additional skills and certifications include Defense Strategist and Registered Environmental Manager and Engineer-In-Training.
In 2005, LTC Vinson began her Active Guard Reserve career as a Programming Officer in the Installations Divisions at Army National Guard; deployed Equal Opportunity Advisor for the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team; Installation Planner at the Office of the Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Installation Management; Chief of the Compliance Branch in the Environmental Division, Army National Guard; and the Chief of the Sustainability Team, Army National Guard.
Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medals, Army Commendation Medals, Army Achievement Medals, Army Reserve Component Army Achievement Medals, National Defense Service Medals, Humanitarian Services Medal, Armed Forces Services Medals, NATO Medal, Armed Service Unit Achievement, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, Overseas Service Ribbons, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
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