Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor | |
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Part of Naval Base Coronado | |
Near Campo, California in the United States | |
![]() Military and civilian personnel participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony during 2006 to commemorate the purchase of land by the US Navy at Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor | |
Coordinates | 32°40′04.0″N 116°26′14.5″W / 32.667778°N 116.437361°W |
Type | Military training facility |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | US Navy |
Controlled by | Navy Region Southwest |
Condition | Operational |
Website | Official website |
Site history | |
Built | 1960s (as satellite tracking facility) |
In use | 1986 | – present (as training facility)
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Naval Special Warfare Center |
Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor (formerly known as La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility) in San Diego County, California is a 1,063 acres (4 km2) training facility used by the Naval Special Warfare Center. At 3,500 ft (1,100 m) elevation, it is 50 miles (80 km) east of San Diego near the unincorporated community of Campo.