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May 25, 2023
By Cameron Binkley
DLIFLC Command Historian
During a White House ceremony on June 21, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asia...
May 17, 2023
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (May 17, 2023) – When the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment “Blackhorse” Horse Detachment visits the Presidio of Monterey, it’s...
May 11, 2023
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (May 11, 2023) – In 1984, President Ronald Reagan established Military Spouse Appreciation Day with Proclamation 5184, reco...
May 4, 2023
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (May 4, 2023) – The Presidio of Monterey Youth Sports and Fitness program has received the prestigious Better Sports for Ki...
May 2, 2023
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2023) – For Barrett Robinson, 4, cement mixer trucks are not only big, but a big deal. Ever since he received a toy...
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Welcome to Presidio of Monterey, home of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Located in picturesque Monterey County on California's Central Coast, approximately 85 miles south of San Francisco and 50 miles from the Silicon Valley. With historic ties to the Spanish colonial era, the Presidio of Monterey as U.S. military installation dates to July 7, 1846 when Commodore Sloat landed his troops unopposed in Monterey during the Mexican-American War and first raised the U.S. flag in Alta California, claiming its territories for the United States. Monterey is the last Presidio in California to have an active military installation.