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General Area: Windsor Locks, CT Site Type/Program: Army Guard Operational Range Location: Camp Hartell is a 58-acre facility located in the city of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, approximately one mile northeast of State Highway 20, three miles east of Interstate Highway 91, and due east from Bradley International Airport. Brief History: Historically, the mission of Camp Hartell was to support the Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG) as the central equipment supply depot and vehicle maintenance facility. The installation also housed a prisoner of war camp during World War II. Currently, the mission of Camp Hartell is to support the CTARNG at the U.S. Fiscal Property and Fiscal Office Storage Warehouse and the CSMS, as well as a staging area and supply storehouse for the CTARNG in the event of hostile attack, natural disaster, or other mass casualty event. |
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Range / Site Description: Camp Hartell encompasses 57.71 acres of state-owned land located approximatly1.6 miles south-southwest from Suffield Depot. There are five operational
ranges encompassing 30.9 acres that include three maneuver and training areas, one military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) range area, and one research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) range area. The remaining 26.81 acres at Camp Hartell consist of a centrally-located nonoperational area. The northern-most maneuver and training area at Camp Hartell contains an abandoned railroad spit and is no longer used. Historically, the small area was used to load material supplies onto railroad cars. The adjoining maneuver and training area contains large warehouses that are currently and have historically been used for the storage of material goods by the Army National Guard. The southeastern maneuver and training area contains three small buildings for storage of material goods (one unit also stores the small quantities of small caliber munitions fired at the installation) (Material Examiner, pers. comm.). The RDT&E range area is used to test small caliber weapons that have been serviced by the installation. Associated Munitions: Munitions expended at Camp Hartell consist of live-fire small caliber munitions within the RDT&E range area. Activities Completed: Operational Range Assessment ORAP) Phase 1. Issues: Other Information: |
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