1917 The land for the installation was purchased and was called the Fort Ord Complex, comprised of several camps. The installation was used as a maneuver area and field artillery range for the 11th Cavalry and the 76th Field Artillery.

1933 The reservation was designated Camp Ord.

1940 Camp Ord was re-designated Fort Ord and expanded by more than 20,000 acres.

Prior to 1974 CAIS were used at Fort Ord for field training of troops at a site past the landfill area off of Imjin Road.

1974 Four CAIS in the inventory were removed from the installation and sent to Aberdeen Proving Ground-Edgewood Arsenal (APG-EA). They were subsequently sent to Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) for destruction.

1997 Twenty-four glass ampoules found in two cans were recovered intact and identified as items from a K951 CAIS during the ordnance and explosive (OE) removal action by Army contractor personnel at Site 13B. Items were removed from the installation and sent to APG-EA. They were subsequently sent to RMA for destruction.