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	FORT ORD
		Fort Ord was also a staging area for many famous fighting divisions and units.
		was activated at Fort Ord on June 25, 1943.
		Fort Ord was being considered as 'Property In Excess.' In 1989 the 7th IDL was deployed to Panama to restore order and captured dictator Manuel Noriega.
	nimst.tripod.com /cgi-bin/FtOrd.html (1495 words)

	Fort Ord
		Fort Ord / Presidio of Monterey (POM) annex
		Although Fort Ord was closed in September 1994, the Army retained approximately 5 percent of the property for a Presidio of Monterey (POM) annex and reserve center.
		The Pacific Ocean is the principal influence on the climate at Fort Ord, causing fog and onshore winds that moderate temperature extremes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-ord.htm (898 words)

	Former Fort Ord - Environmental Cleanup
		Fort Ord is at the transition between the mountains of the Santa Lucia Range and the Sierra de la Salinas to the south and southeast, respectively, and the lowlands of the Salinas River Valley to the north.
		The geology of Fort Ord generally reflects this transitional condition; older, consolidated rock is exposed at the ground surface near the southern base boundary and becomes buried under a northward-thickening sequence of poorly consolidated deposits to the north.
		At Fort Ord, the Salinas basin is composed of relatively flat-lying to gently dipping poorly consolidated sediments.
	www.fortordcleanup.com /foprimer (1502 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - FORT ORD, MARINA, MONTEREY COUNTY, COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
		ATSDR evaluated the contamination at Fort Ord to determine whether people have been (in the past) or are now being exposed to (in contact with) hazardous substances, and, if so, whether the exposure(s) is harmful and should be stopped or reduced.
		Fort Ord's current drinking water wells are far removed from the landfill or other sources of contamination, drilled to deeper, uncontaminated aquifers, and, therefore, are unlikely to be contaminated in the future.
		The Fort Ord sanitary landfill and areas of light industrial activity were being studied as possible sources of this surface soil contamination and the groundwater contamination detected in installation supply wells and in the City of Marina's backup supply well.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/fortord/for_p1.html (2980 words)

	Fort Ord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the 1950's and 1960's Fort Ord was a staging area for units departing for war, and at one time had 50,000 troops on the installation.
		In 1992, elements from Fort Ord, and Marines from Camp Pendleton participated in quelling the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.
		The military still has a presence at Fort Ord, in the form of several California Army National Guard units, facilities administrated by the Presidio of Monterey, and the continued operation of the base PX and Commissary to cater for retirees who chose to settle in the area and are entitled to shop at such facilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Ord (517 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - FORT ORD, MARINA, MONTEREY COUNTY, COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
		Fort Ord ceased the use of 180-Foot Aquifer wells under the Main Garrison area and drilled drinking water wells 29 and 30 to the 400-Foot Aquifer and drinking water wells 31 and 32 to 180-Foot Aquifer.
		The Fort Ord landfills site (Operable Unit 2) is believed to be the primary source of drinking water chemical contamination on Fort Ord and nearby Marina, CA (see Figure 5a and 5b; HLA, 1994, p.24).
		The locations of Fort Ord and Marina, CA water supply wells used in the past or present, the location of the principle source of groundwater contamination, and the Fort Ord landfills are given in Figure 5b.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/fortord/for_p2.html (6147 words)

	Historic California Posts: Fort Ord
		Fort Ord is near Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California, approximately 80 miles south of San Francisco.
		Although Fort Ord was closed in September 1994, the Army retained approximately 5 percent of the property for a Presidio of Monterey (POM) annex and reserve center.
		Fort Ord “amphibs” participated in the D-Day landings and in all the Army amphibious operations in the Pacific.
	www.militarymuseum.org /FtOrd.html (2405 words)

	Fort Ord Home Page, Hollister Resource Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Here the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) protects and manages 35 species of rare plants and animals and their native coastal habitats. While habitat preservation and enhancement are primary missions at Fort Ord, there are also more than 50 miles of trails for the public to explore on foot, on bike or on horseback.
		At Fort Ord, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is working with the community and other partners to help this former military base become available for public use.
		In order to help Fort Ord change from military to public use, the BLM will manage it's portion of the base to protect rare habitats in such a way that compensates for the loss of those habitats on portions of Fort Ord that will be (or have been) developed.
	www.blm.gov /ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/index.html (270 words)

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		The Fort Ord renaissance, touted by the Defense Department as a positive example of a base closure, is generating intense enthusiasm from just about every corner.
		But once the decision of what to do with Fort Ord was made, the group wasn't satisfied to wait until the 1997 closure deadline to see the plan through.
		But the biggest impact on Fort Ord's closing came with the inactivation of what was left of the 7th ID in April 1993.
	www.army.mil /soldiers/jan95/p21.html (1396 words)

	CASDE \| Ord -- Valley County
		General E.O.C. Ord, in command of the military along the Platte, had made a trip up the North Loup Valley to select a site for a fort, so the new town was named "Ord," in his honor.
		The fort served the area until 1881 when the problem with Indians had subsided, and much of the land had been homesteaded.
		Ord soon had all the necessary businesses to take care of the needs of the fledgling community.
	www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/valley/ord (776 words)

	Californians and the Military: Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord
		Ord, with his classmate, Lieutenant Henry W. Halleck, and Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman, was sent to California by way of Cape Horn, arriving at Monterey aboard the LEXINGTON on January 28, 1847, two days before Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco.
		On September 14, 1861, Ord was made brigadier-general of volunteers and given a command in the Army of the Potomac assigned to defend the capital.
		Fort Ord was named in 1940 in honor of Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Ord.html (1749 words)

	San Francisco Stars Entertain at Fort Ord - 1941
		Tomorrow afternoon, in the big outdoor theater at Fort Ord, 30,000 soldiers will be given a farewell party sponsored by The Chronicle–a giant show of stars, girls and music, headed by comedian Joe E. Brown.
		Fort Ord’s new model amplifying system will carry the show clearly through a half mile circle of seats.
		FORT LEWIS, Wash., Aug. 9 (AP)–Staff officers of the 9th Army Corps were informed today a large military force of “Oriental origin” was hovering in a fog bank somewhere off the coast of Oregon and Washington, attempting to make a landing.
	www.sfmuseum.net /hist6/ftord.html (677 words)

	History of Fort Ord
		It was a young officer of that era for whom Fort Ord was ultimately to receive its name.
		The need for a military reservation that was to become Fort Ord arose form the stationing at the Presidio of Monterey the famous 11th Cavalry and the 76th Field Artillery.
		It was at Fort Ord that these men prepared to hit the beaches.
	www.basereuse.org /reuseplan/FLibrary/History.htm (725 words)

	CASDE \| Ord -- Valley County
		General E.O.C. Ord, in command of the military along the Platte, had made a trip up the North Loup Valley to select a site for a fort, so the new town was named "Ord," in his honor.
		The fort served the area until 1881 when the problem with Indians had subsided, and much of the land had been homesteaded.
		Ord soon had all the necessary businesses to take care of the needs of the fledgling community.
	casde.unl.edu /history/counties/valley/ord (776 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - County Foresees Fort Ord Bonanza: Officials Are Already Being Approached By Commercial Developers ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That was the vision for the redevelopment of Fort Ord glimpsed for the first time Tuesday by county supervisors in a strategic planning session devoted to county-owned portions of the former military base.
		Supervisor Jerry Smith said tapping Fort Ord's vast potential is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the county to add much-needed revenue.
		Smith said the Fort Ord redevelopment area is paying regional traffic impact fees and that various water projects are in the works.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/706579/county_foresees_fort_ord_bonanza_officials_are_already_being_approached/index.html?source=r_science (1010 words)

	Fort Ord Guestbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I was with HHC/Co. A, 79th FSB, FORSCOM at Fort Ord from Feb. 1990 to Oct. 1992.
		I was born at Fort Ord in 1975.
		I was at FORT ORD form 7/73 to 11/74 not 7/74 to 11/75.
	www.crswann.com /ftord/guestb01_05.htm (3304 words)

	Matt Frye: Fort Ord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fort Ord had already been officially closed and 7th Infantry Division had gone.
		While my memories of Fort Ord are not altogether pleasant, I found the empty streets and boarded up buildings both creepy and intriguing, especially against the duned landscape.
		I ran across a bunch of great Fort Ord pics including this set and this one of which my favorite is this photo.
	www.mattfrye.net /2006/11/fort_ord.html (225 words)

	Explore Monterey County California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Fort Ord was named in 1940 in honor of the civil war general, Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord.
		As a young lieutenant Ord was in charge of the Monterey garrison in 1847.
		Fort Ord is slowly being converted to civilian use with the help of the FORA agency.
	www.mtycounty.com /pgs/fortord.html (150 words)

	Fort Ord Remembered
		Fort Ord, located on scenic Hwy 1 about five miles north of Monterey, was once home to 25,000 soldiers and civilian workers.
		Most recently, Fort Ord was home to the 7th Infantry Div., which inactivated in 1993.
		About 750 acres of Fort Ord, including three housing areas and the post exchange and commissary, was annexed to the Presidio of Monterey.
	www.crswann.com /ftord/ftord.htm (332 words)

	FORT ORD
		Description: The 27,827-acre Fort Ord site was established in 1917 by the US Army as a maneuver area and field artillery target range.
		In 1991, Fort Ord was selected for decommissioning but the post did not formally close until 1994.
		Fort Ord is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, a program established by the Department of Defense (DOD) in 1978 to identify, investigate, and control the migration of hazardous contaminants at military and other DOD facilities.
	yosemite.epa.gov /r9/sfund/overview.nsf/ef81e03b0f6bcdb28825650f005dc4c1/1d8f2e36da9dc1de8825660b007ee696?OpenDocument (2215 words)

	MetroActive News & Issues \| Fort Ord
		The Fort Ord Reuse Authority was created to deal with the panic in communities that virtually owed their existences to the base.
		Bishop admits the impact Fort Ord's new industries and housing developments will have on the bay is unclear, but his group won't ignore the issue.
		Monterey County is lucky that it has Fort Ord as a kind of safety valve to cope with some of those problems, as a location that both preserves open land and offers a place to build.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/03.08.00/fortord-0010.html (3457 words)

	San Francisco Stars Entertain at Fort Ord - 1941
		Tomorrow afternoon, in the big outdoor theater at Fort Ord, 30,000 soldiers will be given a farewell party sponsored by The Chronicle–a giant show of stars, girls and music, headed by comedian Joe E. Brown.
		FORT LEWIS, Wash., Aug. 9 (AP)–Staff officers of the 9th Army Corps were informed today a large military force of “Oriental origin” was hovering in a fog bank somewhere off the coast of Oregon and Washington, attempting to make a landing.
		General Dewitt reported he had already ordered Fort Worden, located at the entrance of Puget Sound, to be on the alert so enemy fleets will not be able to creep into sound waters and blast the cities of Seattle and Tacoma.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist6/ftord.html (677 words)

	Former Fort Ord - Environmental Cleanup
		This website is hosted by the U.S. Army to inform the community of environmental cleanup activities and the status of transfer of property at the former Fort Ord.
		Since Fort Ord was an Army training center for over 40 years, military munitions including rockets, mortars, and other explosives were used on the lands of the former Fort Ord.
		The presentation by the Fort Ord environmental cleanup staff emphasizes the recognition of possible unexploded items, the dangers of touching unexploded ordnance items, and specifies steps on what to do if such an item is found.
	www.fortordcleanup.com (519 words)

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	www.cheap-airfares-tickets.com /cheap-tickets_fort-ord.html (550 words)

	Fort Ord Dunes SP
		The purpose of Fort Ord Dunes State Park is to perpetuate forever, for public use, inspiration, esthetic enjoyment, and education, an area along the central California Coast of unique natural beauty and scientific significance including sandy beaches and coastal dunes.
		Fort Ord Dunes State Park is an area of contrasts.
		The establishment of Fort Ord State Park represents the public's commitment to the environment, to our quality of life, and to our faith in ourselves and the future.
	www.parks.ca.gov /default.asp?page_id=580 (374 words)

	Fort Ord Toxics Project - UXO
		Fort Ord is a large (28,000 acre) military base on California's central coast, near Monterey.
		Fort Ord was physically the largest base slated to close in the state of California and was of prime economic importance to its region;
		We hasten to emphasize, again, that the Fort Ord RAB is at a very early stage in its development and that things might improve over the next year.
	www.mapcruzin.com /fotp/eda.htm (8289 words)

	About UC MBEST
		The UC MBEST Center is a regional economic development initiative of the University of California, lead by its Santa Cruz campus, and is a cornerstone of the base reuse effort at the former Fort Ord Military Reservation on the Monterey Bay.
		UCSC interest in Fort Ord lands was to entitle property for employers whose activities would enhance teaching and research programs in regional institutions and contribute to a strong regional economy.
		The Fort Ord Natural Reserve (FONR) is managed through the UCSC and the UC Natural Reserve System and is dedicated to providing teaching and research opportunities in field ecology and natural resource management.
	www.ucmbest.org /About/FAQ/FAQ.htm (1232 words)

	NPL Site Narrative for Fort Ord, NPL, Superfund, US EPA
		Fort Ord was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range for units then stationed at the Presidio of Monterey.
		Fort Ord has identified at least 18 other contamination problems.
		Fort Ord is participating in the Installation Restoration Program (IRP), established in 1978.
	www.epa.gov /superfund/sites/npl/nar1125.htm (385 words)

	Former Fort Ord Project
		MACTEC’s accelerated RI/FS at the massive 128,000-acre Fort Ord facility was completed 12 months ahead of schedule and shaved 5 years off the cleanup program.
		MACTEC’s report detailing Fort Ord’s accelerated RI/FS program was so well received by the Pentagon that it has been used as a model for other installations.
		Also, Fort Ord is one of few installations in the country to meet the requirements of the Panetta Legislation’s accelerated schedule of 36 months.
	www.mactec.com /Projects/FortOrd.aspx (384 words)

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