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Find sources: "Fort Ord" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | Fort Ord National Monument Monterey Bay area, California Coordinates| 36°38′N 121°44′W / 36.64°N 121.74°W / 36.64; -121.74Coordinates: 36°38′N 121°44′W / 36.64°N 121.74°W / 36.64; -121.74 Type| Army Post Site information Controlled by| United States Army Website| Fort Ord National Monument Site history Built| 1917 (1917) In use| 1917–1994 Battles/wars| None Garrison information Current commander| None; post closed in 1994 Fort Ord National Monument panorama Old Coast Live Oak at Fort Ord Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay of the Pacific Ocean coast in California, which closed in 1994 due to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action. Most of the fort's land now makes up the Fort Ord National Monument, managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Conservation Lands, while a small portion remains an active military installation under Army control designated as the Ord Military Community. Before construction and official designation as a fort in 1940, the land was used as a maneuver area and field-artillery target range during 1917. Fort Ord was considered one of the most attractive locations of any U.S. Army post, because of its proximity to the beach and California weather. The 7th Infantry Division was its main garrison for many years. When Fort Ord was converted to civilian use, space was set aside for the first nature reserve in the United States created for conservation of an insect, the endangered Smith's blue butterfly. Additional endangered species are found on Fort Ord, including Contra Costa goldfields and the threatened California tiger salamander. While much of the old military buildings and infrastructure remain abandoned, many structures have been torn down for anticipated development. California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the Fort Ord Dunes State Park, along with some subdivisions, the Veterans Transition Center, a commercial strip mall, a tandem skydiving drop zone, military facilities and a nature preserve occupy the area today.[1] On April 20, 2012, President Barack Obama signed a proclamation designating a 14,651-acre (5,929 ha) portion of the former post as the Fort Ord National Monument.[2][3] In his proclamation, the President stated that, "The protection of the Fort Ord area will maintain its historical and cultural significance, attract tourists and recreationalists from near and far, and enhance its unique natural resources, for the enjoyment of all Americans." ## Contents * 1 History * 2 Closing the Fort, 1994 * 3 Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) * 4 Ongoing environmental cleanup efforts * 4.1 The Army's Fort Ord cleanup project * 4.2 FORA's privatized cleanup project * 5 Present-day Fort Ord * 5.1 California State University, Monterey Bay * 5.2 Veterans Transition Center * 5.3 Fort Ord Dunes State Park and National Monument * 5.4 Remaining military presence * 6 Development * 6.1 List of development projects * 7 Miscellaneous * 7.1 World War II Warhorse Hospital * 8 Notable people * 9 In popular culture * 10 See also * 11 References * 12 Further reading * 13 External links ## History[edit] This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | Stilwell Hall, the Fort Ord Soldiers' Club in 1992. Stilwell Hall was the largest soldiers' club constructed in the west, in 1943. Named to honor General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, it was built in Mission Revival style. After the American entry into World War I, land was purchased just north of the city of Monterey along Monterey Bay for use as an artillery training field for the United States Army by the U.S. Department of War. The area was known as the Gigling Reservation, U.S. Field Artillery Area, Presidio of Monterey and Gigling Field Artillery Range. Although military development and construction was just beginning, the War only lasted for another year and a half until the armistice in November 11, 1918. Despite a great demobilization of the U.S. Armed Forces during the inter-war years of the 1920s and 1930s, by 1933, the artillery field became Camp Ord, named in honor of Union Army Maj. Gen. Edward Otho Cresap Ord, (1818–1883). Primarily, horse cavalry units trained on the camp until the military began to mechanize and train mobile combat units such as tanks, armored personnel carriers and movable artillery. By 1940, the 23-year-old Camp Ord was expanded to 2,000 acres (810 ha), with the realization that the two-year-old conflict of World War II could soon cross the Atlantic Ocean to involve America. In August 1940, it was re-designated Fort Ord and the 7th Infantry Division was reactivated, becoming the first major unit to occupy the post. Sub camps were built around the Fort to support the new training of Troops, Camp Clayton. Camp Clayton was built near CA Highway 1, the South Dakota National Guard 147th Artillery were the first unit to train at the new camp. In 1941, Camp Ord became Fort Ord. But soon the first threat came from the west as the Imperial Japanese Navy struck the island of Oahu, Hawaii at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu in an unannounced air attack, Sunday, December 7, 1941. In a few days the other Axis powers, such as Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, along with Fascist Italy of Benito Mussolini, declared and spread their war in Europe against Great Britain and France and the Low Countries to the U.S. The end of the war came with the surrenders of Germany, in May, and Japan, in September 1945. The soon onset of a Cold War against the Soviet Union caused tensions continued for the next forty some years into the early 1990s. In 1947, Fort Ord became the home of the 4th Replacement Training Center. During the 1950s and 1960s, Fort Ord was a staging area for units departing for war in the Korean War and later peacetime/occupation duty in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines and Thailand. Then, when Southeast Asia became a war zone with Vietnam (and later involving, by the 1970s, Cambodia and Laos), the United States had, at one time, 50,000 troops on the installation. The 194th Armored Brigade was activated there under Combat Development Command in 1957, but departed for Fort Knox in Kentucky in 1960. Between 1952 and 1954 the Del E. Webb Construction Company was hired to construct some 42 new permanent buildings to make Fort Ord a permanent Army post. The total cost of construction was more than $20,000,000. The first buildings completed were dormitories followed by a guard house and stockade. Additional buildings constructed as part of the plan were an administrative headquarters building, quartermaster warehouses, and an improved water storage system. There were a total of 31 dormitory buildings that could house 7,000 men.[4] In 1957, land on the eastern side of the post was used to create the Laguna Seca Raceway which served to replace the Pebble Beach road racing course that ceased operations for safety reasons in that same year. The post continued as a center for instruction of basic and advanced infantrymen until 1976, when the training area was deactivated and Fort Ord again became the home of the 7th Infantry Division, following their return from South Korea after twenty-five years on the DMZ ("demilitarized zone"). On July 14, 1989, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed placement of Fort Ord on the National Priorities List (NPL). The site contained leaking underground petroleum storage tanks, a 150-acre (61 ha) landfill that was primarily used to dispose of residential waste and small amounts of commercial waste generated by the base, a former fire drill area, motor pool maintenance areas, small dump sites, small arms target ranges, an 8,000-acre (3,200 ha) firing range, and other limited areas that posed threats from unexploded ordnance. NPL status was finalized on February 21, 1990.[5] The final basic training classes were held in 1976. ## Closing the Fort, 1994[edit] The Base Realignment and Closure Commission of 1991 recommended closing the post and moving the units stationed at Fort Ord to Fort Lewis, Washington. On May 2, 1992, Army elements from Fort Ord along with Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton participated in quelling the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In 1994, Fort Ord was finally closed. Most of the land was returned to the State of California for further public use and became the home of CSUMB. The remainder was given to University of California, Santa Cruz to be developed into the "UC MBEST" (Monterey Bay Education, Science and Technology) Center. The MBEST Center is a regional economic development effort focused on developing collaborative research-business opportunities in the Monterey Bay region. ## Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)[edit] The Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) is responsible for the oversight of Monterey Bay area economic recovery from the closure of and reuse planning of the former Fort Ord. The military base was located on the California coastline near the Monterey Peninsula, consisting of 28,000 acres (44 sq mi; 11,000 ha) of land. FORA implements this legislatively mandated mission by overseeing replacement land use; assuring compliance with adopted measures; removing physical barriers to reuse; financing and constructing major components of the required infrastructure and basewide demands; and protecting identified environmental reserves. FORA exercises its planning, financing, and monitoring responsibilities under state law authority to meet these objectives in the best interest of the northern Monterey Bay community. FORA is small multi-governmental body, composed of elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as representatives from the United States Armed Forces and educational bodies such as CSUMB at the primary, secondary, and university levels.[6][7] Voting members are made up of representatives from the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Sand City, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, and Seaside as well as two representatives from the County of Monterey[8] Ex-officio members are composed of representatives from the Monterey Peninsula Community College District, the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, California's 17th congressional district, California's 15th State Senate district, California's 27th State Assembly district, the United States Army, the Chancellor of the California State University, the President of the University of California, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, and the Transportation Agency of Monterey County.[9] This legislatively mandated mission is directed by FORA's 1997 Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan (Reuse Plan). In 2012, FORA performed a comprehensive Reuse Plan Reassessment to assess remaining work.[10] ## Ongoing environmental cleanup efforts[edit] Wildflowers at Fort Ord ### The Army's Fort Ord cleanup project[edit] The Army's environmental cleanup of the former Fort Ord has been underway since the base was closed and is separated into two programs — the Soil and Groundwater Contamination Cleanup Program, and the Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) Program. A Federal Facility Agreement was signed by the Army, EPA, California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Coast Region in 1990.[5][11] Additionally, the Army provides oversight on FORA's cleanup program, called the Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (see below). ### FORA's privatized cleanup project[edit] In May 2007, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority voluntarily entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for the cleanup of 3,484 acres (1,410 ha) of Fort Ord land. The Army and EPA provide the necessary oversight on the project, referred to as FORA's Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA). Under this privatized cleanup scheme, FORA received these properties through early transfer and is responsible for the cleanup of these specific areas of Fort Ord. The Administrative Order on Consent requires FORA to clean up the parcels to an extent that would protect human health and environment.[5] ## Present-day Fort Ord[edit] Fort Ord's former military golf courses, Bayonet and Black Horse, are, as of January 16, 1997,[12] public golf courses. They have hosted PGA golf events and were recently renovated.[13] ### California State University, Monterey Bay[edit] California State University, Monterey Bay opened on the Fort's former ground shortly after Fort Ord's closing in 1994 as part of 42nd President Bill Clinton's "peace dividends" program. The University has currently enrolled more than 7,500 students. The Leon Panetta Institute (named for the former U.S. Representative and Secretary of Defense) is located on its campus. Schoonover, Frederick and Frederick II are housing developments located in the former Fort Ord created for students and families who are associated with CSUMB, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and local school districts. All three parks are accessible off of Abrams Drive. ### Veterans Transition Center[edit] The Veterans Transition Center (VTC) is located on the site of the former Fort Ord. Since its inception it has served 4,155 single veterans and 351 veterans with families. As of 2009[update] the center is looking to expand by adding more housing units and a non-profit store (to be run by partner company, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.) with the express purpose of employing as many veterans as possible.[14][15] ### Fort Ord Dunes State Park and National Monument[edit] See also: Fort Ord Dunes State Park U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar unveils the Fort Ord National Monument sign. Fort Ord National Monument view In 2009, a coastal strip overlooking Monterey Bay became California's newest state park, Fort Ord Dunes State Park.[16] At the end of Gigling Road, where the DOD Building is located, is one of many entrances to the Fort Ord National Monument; the land underwent comprehensive remediation that involved an extensive munitions clean-up. There are more than 91 miles (146 km) of recreational trails available. They are used by the trail communities on foot, on bicycles, and on horseback. All open trails are available to all non-motorized trail user groups. A small number of trails are fenced along their edges because of possible unexploded ordnance. On January 13, 2012, United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited Fort Ord, addressed a crowd of 200 supporters and announced that he was proposing to President Obama that Fort Ord be elevated to national monument status. On April 20, 2012, Barack Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation establishing Fort Ord National Monument.[17] Fort Ord National Monument refers to that land on the former Fort Ord that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and is open to the general public. The BLM currently manages 7,200 acres and will manage 14,650 acres after the U.S. Army finishes environmental restoration on the remaining parcel.[18] As of May 2018, Fort Ord National Monument has extended its trail system to add bypass and spur trails to popular areas. ### Remaining military presence[edit] A small portion of the former Fort Ord still remains under U.S. Army control, originally called the Presidio of Monterey (POM) Annex. It is now called the Ord Military Community (described below). The military is still present at Fort Ord, in the form of several California Army National Guard units, facilities administered by the Presidio of Monterey, the Defense Manpower Data Center, and the continued operation of the base Army and Air Force Exchange Service PX and a Commissary catering to the active duty military stationed in the Monterey area as well as reservists, national guardsmen, and military retirees who chose to settle in the area and are entitled to shop at such facilities. Management of the military housing has been outsourced to private firms, but the homes are still occupied by personnel stationed at the Presidio of Monterey, the Naval Postgraduate School and retired military members. ## Development[edit] The nearby city of Marina is developing[when?] a large parcel of land from the former Fort Ord within its city limits, building more than 1,000 new homes. A large commercial strip mall along Highway 1 at the former 12th Street Gate entrance to Fort Ord opened in late 2007, and houses popular retail stores. The City of Marina is planning a 13-mile recreation trail to run through Fort Ord to the Fort Ord National Monument, the Salinas River, and through Fort Ord Dunes State Park. As of December 2014, some of the land for a proposed development project (Monterey Downs) will not be officially clear of unexploded ordnance until at least late 2017.[1][19] ### List of development projects[edit] * City of Marina * University Villages/Dunes on Monterey Bay * Sea Haven * Imjin Office Park * Cypress Knolls (senior-oriented residential community)[20] * City of Seaside * Seaside Resort * Main Gate Retail Center * Central Coast Veterans Cemetery * City of Del Rey Oaks * Del Rey Oaks Resort (currently on hold) * County of Monterey * East Garrison ## Miscellaneous[edit] ### World War II Warhorse Hospital[edit] Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, 2014 photo The Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital at the Marina Equestrian Center Park in Marina was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, by the Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse. This is the first such designation on Fort Ord. The history is detailed at.[21] The Fort Ord SVH was built for the Army Veterinary Corps as an equine veterinary hospital in 1941 to serve the 1400 horses of the 76th Field Artillery Regiment, cavalry, and quartermaster mule-train units. This is the only remaining example of a major World War II-construction medical facility for warhorses. Twelve of the original twenty-one World War II stables for the horses and mules were about 200 yards away, on Fourth Avenue and Gen Jim Moore Boulevard, but were demolished by CSUMB in 2011. ## Notable people[edit] * Nick Bacon, (Basic Training 1963) Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. * Nick Bockwinkel (stationed at Fort Ord 1958-1960), professional wrestler.[22] * Major General Paul W. Brier, former Commanding General of 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa. Born on Ft. Ord in September 1959. * Michelle Boulos, nationally competitive figure skater. * Grey DeLisle, voice actress. * Joe DiMaggio, professional baseball player. * Clint Eastwood, (swimming pool lifeguard); actor and director; later became a restaurateur and mayor in nearby Carmel. * Herm Edwards, NFL player and coach; his father was stationed at Ford Ord. * Jamie Farr, actor. * Jerry Garcia, musician and co-founder of the Grateful Dead. * Jimi Hendrix, musician; was at Fort Ord in May 1961 for basic training. * David Janssen, actor. * Cindy K. Jorgenson, District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. * James Lofton, professional football player, coach, and commentator, born at Fort Ord in 1956. * Ollie Matson, Pro Football Hall of Fame football player, Olympic medal winner. * Scott Melville, professional tennis player. * Martin Milner, actor on Route 66 and Adam-12. * Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore, author, and former commander of Fort Ord. * Matthew Morrison, actor and singer. * Lennie Niehaus, jazz musician, film and television composer * Leonard Nimoy, actor, producer, singer and director. * General Raymond T. Odierno, former battalion commander; and formerly Army Chief of Staff. * Jaina Lee Ortiz, actor and dancer. * Alan Osmond, singer, musician, performer and leader of The Osmonds. * Ken Osmond, police officer, actor on Leave It to Beaver. * Steve Owens, Heisman Trophy winner, 1969. * Blake Percival, whistleblower. * Wally Rank, professional basketball player. * Ron Rivera, head coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders[23] * Sapphire, author. * John Saxon, actor. * General Joseph Stilwell, World War II commander. * Major General Charles H. Swannack, Jr., battalion commander who went on to command the 82nd Airborne Division. * Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege, one of the Army's leading strategists in the 1980s. * Jan-Michael Vincent, actor, received basic training as a helicopter mechanic in 1967. ## In popular culture[edit] * The 1951 film The Lady Says No with David Niven was filmed at Fort Ord. * The 1956 film The Girl He Left Behind with Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood was filmed at Fort Ord. * The 1963 film Soldier in the Rain with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen was also filmed at Fort Ord. * The 1980 film Private Benjamin featured a photo of moored yachts at Fort Ord during a recruitment scene being used as an inducement. * The television series MythBusters frequently used the streets of an abandoned housing development in Fort Ord for testing that involves driving a car.[24] * Fort Ord is the location of Dave Egger's 2014 novel Your Fathers, Where Are They?. ## See also[edit] * Fort Ord Army Airfield * Rancho Laguna Seca * California during World War II ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b McManis, Sam (March 25, 2016). "Fort Ord: Creative reuse, festering blight blend in Monterey Bay". Retrieved 3 April 2016. 2. ^ "Presidential Proclamation — Establishment of the Fort Ord National Monument". whitehouse.gov. 2012-04-20. Retrieved April 29, 2012 - via National Archives. 3. ^ "National Monument detail table as of April 2012" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-12-27. Archived Url https://web.archive.org/web/20120925053408/https://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wo/Law_Enforcement/nlcs/online_electronic.Par.98873.File.dat/NM Detail table April 2012 final.pdf 4. ^ "Webb Spinner 1952-1954" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 5. ^ a b c EPA, OSWER, OSRTI, US (2015-09-04). "Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live - US EPA". US EPA. Retrieved 28 March 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 6. ^ "FORA Mission Statement". Fort Ord Reuse Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 7. ^ "FORA Board Members". Fort Ord Reuse Authority. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 8. ^ "Government Code Section 67660" (PDF). State of California. Retrieved 28 September 2012. 9. ^ "Government Code Section 67661" (PDF). State of California. Retrieved 28 September 2012. 10. ^ "Fort Ord Reuse Authority - About Us". fora.org. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 11. ^ "Federal Facility Agreement and Document Schedules – Fort Ord Cleanup". fortordcleanup.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 12. ^ About Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course: http://www.bayonetblackhorse.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?GRP=23781&NS=AU 13. ^ "Bayonet Golf Course". www.seemonterey.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 14. ^ Townsell, T. K. (2009). Monterey Area Veterans Transition Center offers assistance to all local vets. Retrieved 04-11-2011 from www.army.mil, the official homepage of the U.S. Army: http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/12/10/31701-monterey-area-veterans-transition-center-offers-assistance-to-all-local-vets/ 15. ^ HelpVTC. 2011. About VTC: http://www.helpvtc.org/About.html[permanent dead link] 16. ^ Cooper, J. Fort Ord Dunes now a state park. San Francisco Chronicle January 24, 2010 17. ^ "Fort Ord National Monument proclamation"BLM.gov April 20, 2012 18. ^ "Fort Ord National Monument, Trail Map and Guide" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved May 1, 2022. 19. ^ Phillip Molnar (10 December 2014). "Monterey Downs could run up against Army schedule". Monterey Herald. MNG Corporate. Retrieved 16 December 2014. 20. ^ "City of Marina, Cypress Knolls". Retrieved 2 July 2017. 21. ^ "The Fort Ord Equestrian Center". Retrieved June 21, 2010. 22. ^ Zordani, Jim. "Regional Territories: AWA [1955 to 1960]". KayfabeMemories.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021. 23. ^ Devine, John (2016-01-29). "Marina's Ron Rivera: Growing up to be a Super Bowl coach". Monterey Herald. Retrieved January 2, 2020. 24. ^ MythBusters, viewed April 9, 2010. ## Further reading[edit] * Ed Salven (2006), The Soldier Factory. A Fort Ord Vietnam War veteran chronicles his personal history as a soldier and reflecting upon a return visit to the fort in the late 1990s. The book includes color reproductions of paintings of soldiers that Salven found as he explored the grounds; the paintings had been rendered by students from CSUMB and suspended from barracks windows. ## External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Ord. * Bureau of Land Management: official Fort Ord National Monument website * Army's Fort Ord Environmental Cleanup Web site * GlobalSecurity.org * Fort Ord, California - History & Photos * Fort Ord Reuse Authority * Planet Ord—comprehensive contemporary documentation of Fort Ord * v * t * e Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States County seat: Salinas Cities| * Carmel-by-the-Sea * Del Rey Oaks * Gonzales * Greenfield * King City * Marina * Monterey * Pacific Grove * Salinas * Sand City * Seaside * Soledad CDPs| * Aromas‡ * Boronda * Bradley * Carmel Valley Village * Castroville * Chualar * Del Monte Forest * Elkhorn * Fort Hunter Liggett * Las Lomas * Lockwood * Moss Landing * Pajaro * Pine Canyon * Prunedale * San Ardo * San Lucas * Spreckels Unincorporated communities| * Ambler Park * Big Sur * Blanco * Bolsa Knolls * Camphora * Carmel Point * Carmel Highlands * Carmel Woods * Cooper * Corral de Tierra * Dean * East Garrison * Fort Romie * Gabilan Acres * Gorda * Jamesburg * Jolon * Lonoak * Lucia * Metz * Moss * Nacimiento * Natividad * Oak Hills * Old Hilltown * Palo Colorado Canyon * Parkfield * Pebble Beach * Plaskett * Pleyto * Posts * Robles del Rio * San Benancio * Santa Lucia Preserve * Slates Hot Springs * Springtown * Tassajara Hot Springs * Valleton CCDs| * Carmel Valley Ghost towns| * Achasta * Carmelito * Eslanagan * Fort Ord Village * Gabilan * Guayusta * Kakonkaruk * Kalindaruk * Kulul * Lukaiasta * Manchester * Notleys Landing * Paisin * Quina * Sapaywis * Seama * Soccorondo * Steloglamo * Subazama * Tecolom * Teshaya * Tetachoya * Tiubta * Tukutnut * Wachanaruka * Zassalete * Zumblito Footnotes| ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county * California portal * United States portal * v * t * e The California State University Campuses| * Bakersfield * Channel Islands * Chico * Dominguez Hills * East Bay * Fresno * Fullerton * Humboldt * Long Beach * Los Angeles * Maritime * Monterey Bay * Northridge * Pomona * Sacramento * San Bernardino * San Diego * San Francisco * San Jose * San Luis Obispo * San Marcos * Sonoma * Stanislaus Research and academics| Academics Engineering Research Institutes, Centers, and Laboratories Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL) Desert Studies Center Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) Southern California Marine Institute Observatories Murillo Family Observatory Mount Laguna Observatory Training vessels| * T.S. 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