Camp Horno

Camp Horno has earned the unofficial nick name "Grunt Land" by the infantry Marines, who are stationed there.

The camp was built in 1950 at the start of the Korean War and named for the Spanish word for clay oven or kiln.

[1] Camp Horno initially consisted of Quonset huts that were typical housing for Marines until the 1970s.

It was not the first time Sargent Major Black visited the Crack Bricks, as he lived in them as a junior marine.Camp horno is also known for being the biggest hotspot for hazing allegations throughout any base in the marine corp.[4] In February, 2004, Kimberley D. O'Neal was found shot to death in a park at Camp Horno.

Archie O'Neil Jr. of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (based in Camp Horno) was arrested before deploying with his unit to Kuwait.