How Fort Lowell Sowed the Seed of a City

  Camp Lowell’s solider enjoyed themselves in the night life of downtown Tucson in 1866. But seven years of wine and women led military officials to call for a halt to this. In 1873, Camp Lowell moved seven miles to the northeast, where the Fort Lowell Military Reservation grew to become the central site for military…

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Going green, drab olive style

The largest single energy user in the country already wears varying shades of green, and now it is one step closer to another shade: energy independence. Fort Huachuca cut the ribbon on the Department of Defense’s largest solar array located just outside of the fort itself on Feb. 11, bringing the military closer to its…

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