Camp Hartell is directly across from Bradley International Airport on Route 75 and North Street, about three miles from the exit onto Route 75. The camp is named after First Lieutenant Lee Hartell of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Hartell entered service at Danbury and was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Kobangsan-ni, Korea on August 27, 1951.
Among the multiple operations located at the State of Connecticut facility are disaster training and canine training.