List of former United States military installations in Panama

This is a list of United States military installations in Panama, all of which fall within the former Canal zone. The U.S. military installations in Panama were turned over to local authorities by 1999.

Transition phases

In 1903, the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed between Panama and the United States. It created the Panama Canal Zone as a U.S. governed region, and allowed the U.S. to build the Panama Canal. In 1977, the Panama Canal Treaty (also called Torrijos–Carter Treaties) was signed by Commander of Panama's National Guard, General Omar Torrijos and U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Over time, it would replace and absolve the 1903 treaty.

• 1 October 1979, the Panama Canal Zone was abolished. All unused area (mainly forest) was transferred to Panama. Also some non-military constructions, like hospitals and schools, were transferred to Panama.
• Between 1979 and 31 December 1999 U.S. transferred all military areas and constructions to Panama. Formal U.S. presence was ended by 2000. In total with 5,237 buildings were handed over. Their estimated value was some $4 billion US$.
• After the United States invasion of Panama in 1989, some installations were reactivated by the U.S. Still, these were abolished by 2000.

List

Former U.S. military installations in the Panama Canal Zone (1904–1999)

Name	Branch	Unit	Aban­doned	Current name	Current use	Area	Coordinates
Galeta Island	Navy	CDAA (Wullenweber) radio detection	2002			Atlantic
Fort Randolph	Army	coastal defense	1999			Atlantic, Margarita Island
Coco Solo	Navy	submarine base	1999	Manzanillo International Terminal	container terminal	Atlantic, near Colón
Fort De Lesseps	Army	coastal defense	1955			Atlantic, Colón
Fort Sherman	Army	coastal defense, Jungle Operations Training Center	1999	harbour: Shelter Bay Marina	unused, marina	Atlantic, opposite Colón
France Field	Army, Air Force		1949	Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport	airfield	Atlantic, near Colón
Gatun Tank Farm	Navy	underground fuel storage with oil terminal at Cristobal	1991			Atlantic, near Gatun locks
Fort Gulick	Army	School of the Americas	1984, 1999	Fuerte Espinar	hotel Melia	Atlantic, Gatun locks
Fort William D. Davis	Army	infantry, jungle warfare training, special forces training		Jose Dominador Bazan	residential area	Atlantic, Gatun locks
Semaphore Hill	Navy	long-range radar and communications link	1979, 1995	Canopy Tower	nature observatory	Inland, Culebra summit
Summit	Navy	Naval Communications Station Balboa, VLF (sender)				Inland, Culebra summit
Fort Clayton	Army	HQ US Southern Command, communications	1999	Ciudad del Saber	academic campus, residential housing, schools	Miraflores locks
Albrook AFS	Air Force		1999	Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC)	regional civil airport	Pacific, near Balboa
Arraijan Tank Farm	Navy	underground fuel storage with oil terminal at Rodham	1997		civil usage (PATSA)	Pacific, opposite Balboa
Rodman Naval Station	Navy	harbor (Formerly called Balboa Naval Station, Canal Zone)		Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, PSA Panama International Terminal	Panamanian National Maritime Service, container terminal	Pacific, opposite Balboa
Fort Amador	Army	coastal defense	1999		recreation, new hotel (2001)	Pacific, near Balboa
Naval Communications Station Balboa	Navy	HQ radio communications				Pacific, near Fort Amador
Farfan	Navy	Naval Communications Station Balboa (receiver)		Radio Holland Panama	marine communications	Pacific, near Howard AFB
Howard Air Force Base	Air Force		1999	Panama Pacifico	real estate (development)	Pacific, opposite Balboa
Fort Grant	Army	coastal defense	1948	Islas Naos, Penco, Flamenco	tourism	Pacific, near Balboa
Fort Kobbe	Army		2000			Pacific, near Howard AFB
Transisthmian Pipeline	Navy					cross-isthmus

See also

• Category:Panama Canal Zone Townships

External links

• http://william_h_ormsbee.tripod.com/