Fort Magsaysay

Fort Ramon Magsaysay
Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation (FMMR)
Palayan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Facade of Fort Ramon Magsaysay
Fort Ramon Magsaysay
Coordinates	15°26′17″N 121°05′28″E / 15.438°N 121.091°E / 15.438; 121.091
Type	Military Base
Site information
Controlled by	Philippine Army
Site history
Built	December 10, 1955
In use	1955-present  Philippines
Materials	Concrete, Steel
Garrison information
Garrison	7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division Army Aviation Battalion, Light Armored Division Special Operations Command (Philippines) Light Reaction Battalion, SOCOM Special Forces Regiment (Airborne), SOCOM

Fort Magsaysay Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: RPLV
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Philippine Army
Location	Fort Magsaysay, Palayan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Elevation AMSL	75.85 m / 248.85 ft
Coordinates	15°26′02″N 121°05′14″E / 15.43389°N 121.08722°E / 15.43389; 121.08722Coordinates: 15°26′02″N 121°05′14″E / 15.43389°N 121.08722°E / 15.43389; 121.08722
Map
RPLV Location of Fort Magsaysay Airfield in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 23L/05R 1,600 5,249 Asphalt
Source:

Special Operations Command (Philippines)

Fort Ramon Magsaysay, also known as Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation (FMMR) and Fort Mag, is the largest military reservation in the Philippines, and is a key training areas of the Philippine Army. The Fort Magsaysay is located in Palayan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

On December 10, 1955, President Ramon Magsaysay created the 73,000 hectares (180,000 acres) base centered in Laur, Palayan. The reservation covers portions of the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, and Aurora. The reservation is to be used for military training and live-fire exercises.

In its infancy Fort Magsaysay hosted the Army Training Command (ATC) which provided basic training for enlisted personnel and officers and advanced training in some specialties such as infantry and artillery.

As one of the main training grounds of the Philippine Army, Fort Magsaysay hosted the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) a couple of times in its history. Currently, TRADOC is located in Camp O'Donnell, but majority of the field exercises are conducted in Fort Magsaysay.

During Martial Law, Ninoy Aquino and other members of the opposition were incarcerated in Fort Magsaysay.

In 1991, Mt. Pinatubo's eruption led to the Philippine government to relocate some of the residents of the volcano and Fort Magsaysay was one of the relocation sites. Almost two decades later, the Philippine Army remains in conflict with tenant farmers, as the latter have been ordered evicted from the military reservation.

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