Camp Garcia Vieques

Defunct Marine Corps air station

Camp Garcia

Location in Puerto Rico

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	3,500	1,067	Paved

MCAS Vieques Airport was a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) at MCB Camp Garcia on the island-municipality of Vieques in Puerto Rico. It was built in 1960 by USMC engineers and consisted of a single 5,000 ft east–west runway.^[1] It was used to fly in troops, equipment and supplies to support amphibious landing training missions.^[1]

MCB Camp Garcia was a U.S. Marine Corps base, Camp Garcia Gate.^[2]

The base was used for amphibious landing training purposes.^[1] Camp Garcia hosted the Atlantic Fleet's Composite Training Unit Exercises and served as the premiere training area for the Atlantic Fleet for more than 60 years.

It also housed a MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) radio relay station.

Camp Garcia was named after Marine Corps Private 1st Class Fernando Garcia, a Medal of Honor recipient during the Korean War and a native of Puerto Rico. It was located on the island of Vieques (part of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth). The base closed in 2003.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Eastern Puerto Rico". www.airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
^ "Photograph of Frank Haussmann". 2019-02-05. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-25.