Hunter Liggett

By M. Grindstaff

Hunter Liggett Military reservation

The very name conjures up memories for those who served there in the 50s,60's and early seventies...
In addition to the thousands of acres controlled by the Department of Defense, thousands of acres of adjacent property owned by the media mogul, Randolf Hurst, was leased increasing the size of the facility. Hunter Ligget Military Reservation was among the largest testing facilitys in the world. According to online sources and witnesses ESP-psychological testing, mechanical devices, avionics for both the Black hawk and Apache helicopters, laser systems, heads up displays, defensive Bio-chem warfare technology and even Alien craft were at one time researched and tested there.

Combat Development Experimentation Command was one of the main users of the site.The name was changed from Hunter Liggett Military Reservation to Ft. Hunter Liggett in the 1980s and CDEC was phased out for a new testing organization called TEXCOM.

Here is a clip from a US Military website describing Hunter-Liggett. Please note the last entry in particular.
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Fort Hunter Liggett Training Strategies

104th DIV(IT)
91st DIV(EX)
63rd RSC
40th DIV(M) NG
Other proposed training activities
Development of consolidated ECS
351st CA Cmd - 7th Psyops Grp
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Here is another page from the same public Army website.
The Fort was designated a Reserve facility in the early 1990's.
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Mission of Fort Hunter Liggett

To support training and readiness
To provide selected services to DOD and non-DOD Organizations
Training Strategy 91st DIV(EX)
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Relocation for the 1391st Logistics Support Battalion to Fort Hunter Liggett - Pending BRAC decision
Institute the Base Cluster concept at FHL
Conceptual Clusters
Corps Support Group (Forward) with two CSBs
Corps Support Battalion (Forward)
Corps Support Battalion (Rear)
Conduct Lanes Training
Conduct Simulation Exercises
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Why Hunter-Liggett for a testing location for covert experimentation? Read this description:

Fort Hunter Liggett Offers

Extensive Maneuver Area
Real time/distance training
Isolated Training Location
Minimum impact on communities
Great Training focus for soldiers
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Fort Hunter Liggett A Training Strategy

Its size, diversity of undeveloped terrain, isolation, and the adjacent national forest coupled with its unencumbered airspace and proximity to the sea, qualify this installation as one of the premiere military training facilities of the United States. Fort Hunter Liggett will prove to be the Western training area of choice. Its size, diversity of undeveloped terrain, isolation,
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Alien contact and Military Mind control ?

Hunter Liggett Military Reservation