Joseph Compton Castner was a United States Army general. He commanded the Ninth Infantry Brigade in all its operations as a part of the Fifth Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during the final months of World War I.
Major Joseph Castner in 1917.
The Commanding General of the 5th Division and his two infantry brigade commanders at Longuyon, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, November 24, 1918. From left to right: Brigadier General Joseph C. Castner, commanding the 9th Brigade, Major General Hanson E. Ely, commanding the 59th Division, and Brigadier General Paul B. Malone, commanding the 10th Brigade.
Castner Range National Monument
Castner Range National Monument is a national monument in El Paso County, Texas, that covers 6,672 acres (27 km2) of the Franklin Mountains. It was established by President Joe Biden on March 21, 2023. The monument, a former weapons testing range, is part of Fort Bliss and is managed by the U.S. Army as the only land conservation national monument within the Department of Defense. The monument includes the eastern slopes of North Franklin Mountain, the highest peak in the area. It is adjacent to Franklin Mountains State Park and Northeast El Paso and near the Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico. As remediation is ongoing, the site is closed to the public.
Castner Range under snow
Sign warning of unexploded ammunition at Castner Range National Monument
Claret cup cactus in bloom at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology
