Fort Buchanan

Fort Buchanan

Fort Buchanan is the name of two United States Army forts:

* Fort Buchanan, Arizona is a former United States Army base in Arizona to control land purchased in the Gadsden Purchase.
* Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico is the only active U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean, home of the 65th regional readiness command (not to be confused with the 65th infantry regiment which has its headquarters at Cayey Puerto Rico) and members of the National Guard of Puerto Rico and various reserve units.


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