It was originally designated Navajo Ordnance Depot, and its primary use was the storage of ammunition used in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
The Ordnance Operations and Industrial Park are managed by the Arizona Department of Emergency of Military Affairs (AZDEMA), and the military training mission remains managed by the Arizona Army National Guard.
Camp Navajo is an industrial park, munitions storage facility, and regional training site overseen by the Arizona Army National Guard, and managed by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
Units located on base include: Camp Navajo is also an active munitions storage site, and industrial park, supporting numerous civilian and military customers.
[1] Thirty-eight miles of railroad track were built as part of the original Navajo Ordinance Depot.