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Thirty-eight miles of railroad track were built as part of the original Navajo Ordinance Depot. As the facility evolved into Camp Navajo, the Arizona Army National Guard took over operation of the tracks, to speeds up to ten miles an hour, as the Camp Navajo Railroad. The line has a junction with the
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Arizona Army National Guard. The Ordnance Operations and Industrial Park are managed by the Arizona Department of Emergency of Military Affairs (AZDEMA), and the military training mission remains managed by the Arizona Army National
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Camp Navajo is an industrial park, munitions storage facility, and regional training site overseen by the Arizona Army National Guard, and managed by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
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All authority is given through the Department of Defense Army Corps of Engineers regarding engineering, design, and construction management processes for potential DoD and DoD type customers.
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Camp Navajo is also an active munitions storage site, and industrial park, supporting numerous civilian and military customers. The camp is an inspectable site under the
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Camp Navajo is also the location for one of four Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemeteries. Over 300 gravesites are on the property.
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Arizona Department of Veterans' Services: Arizona Veterans' Cemetery at Camp Navajo
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Navajo
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in 1982, and then changed in 1993 to its current name. In 1993 the
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Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona
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Military facility and cemetery in Bellemont, Arizona
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Bellemont, Arizona
Pacific Theater
Department of Defense
Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant
Nevada
Arizona Army National Guard. The Ordnance Operations and Industrial Park are managed by the Arizona Department of Emergency of Military Affairs (AZDEMA), and the military training mission remains managed by the Arizona Army National Guard.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Ordnance
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Engineer
Sapper
Military Police
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
BNSF Railway
Arizona Department of Veterans' Services: Arizona Veterans' Cemetery at Camp Navajo
Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Camp Navajo
Find a Grave


"Camp Navaho"
"Arizona State Rail Plan, March 2011, p. A-51"
"Rail Freight Carriers in Arizona"
"Camp Navajo clears hurdle in economic development battle"
https://dema.az.gov/
Camp Navajo Navajo Depot Activity
Camp Navajo
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Navajo
Find a Grave cemetery
35°11′37″N 111°50′31″W / 35.19361°N 111.84194°W / 35.19361; -111.84194
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