MISSION
Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA) receives, tests, stores, ships, renovates and demilitarizes conventional arms, ammunition, and explosives in support of the Warfighter worldwide.
HISTORY
In 1906 and 1907, an area of about 17,000 acres near Leon Springs, just north of San Antonio, was
acquired by the military as a training ground and firing range. In 1917, the area was named Camp
Funston in honor of Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston but was redesignated Camp Stanley after learning
there was already a Camp Funston in Kansas. Camp Stanley is named after Brig. Gen. David S. Stanley,
a Medal of Honor recipient during the Civil War and a former Commander of the Department of Texas.
The camp was used as a training ground during World War I and hosted the First Officers’ Training
Camp and later the 57th Infantry Regiment, which included then Lt. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1917,
an additional 16,000 acres were leased, and a new camp was established called Camp Bullis. Together,
Camp Stanley and Camp Bullis became the Leon Spring Military Reservation.
Today, Camp Bullis serves
as a training base for Army, Air Force, and Marine units, while Camp Stanley is used for munitions
storage and testing.
CSSA is a Government-Owned, Government-Operated (GOGO) facility.