Army reserves coming to Fallbrook

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

Local residents may have seen someone in town with short hair wearing khakis, who may not be a Marine. If the pattern on the OCP – operational camouflage pattern – had larger “blotches,” is colored more green and black than tan, the person is likely a member of the U.S. Army.

They should be seeing more Army personnel around town, especially in September, as units of the Army Reserves shift into their new facility next to the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station.

The Army is coming basically as tenants, with construction completed for three major buildings, 95...