Fort Benning (Main Post)
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Fort Benning is a United States Army post based in located in Columbus, Georgia in Chattahoochee County.
There are four main cantonment areas on Fort Benning: Main Post, Kelley Hill, Sand Hill, and Harmony Church.
Fort Benning is a self-sustaining military community, which supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis.
Main Post houses various garrison and smaller FORSCOM units of Fort Benning such as 36th Engineer Group, 988th Military Police Company, the 43rd Engineer Battalion, and the 29th Infantry Regiment, as well as a number of TRADOC-related tenants, e.g. the Officer Candidate School, the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, and the Airborne School. McGinnis-Wickham Hall (formerly known as Infantry Hall) is the post headquarters and Maneuver Center of Excellence. Adjacent is a monument, the Ranger Memorial.
There are four main cantonment areas on Fort Benning: Main Post, Kelley Hill, Sand Hill, and Harmony Church.
Fort Benning is a self-sustaining military community, which supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis.
Main Post houses various garrison and smaller FORSCOM units of Fort Benning such as 36th Engineer Group, 988th Military Police Company, the 43rd Engineer Battalion, and the 29th Infantry Regiment, as well as a number of TRADOC-related tenants, e.g. the Officer Candidate School, the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, and the Airborne School. McGinnis-Wickham Hall (formerly known as Infantry Hall) is the post headquarters and Maneuver Center of Excellence. Adjacent is a monument, the Ranger Memorial.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Benning
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Coordinates: 32°21'33"N 84°57'19"W
- Fort Benning Golf Course 1.3 km
- Lawson Army Airfield (LSF) 4.6 km
- Kelley Hill 5.2 km
- Fort Benning (Sand Hill) 8.2 km
- Fryar Drop Zone 8.4 km
- United States Army Armor School 9 km
- 4th Ranger Training Battalion 11 km
- Camp Darby 21 km
- Fort Benning 22 km
- Carmouche Range 23 km
- The Cuartels 1.5 km
- Stewart-Watson Field 1.9 km
- Davis/Bouton Village 1.9 km
- Upatoi Village 2.4 km
- McGraw Village 5.4 km
- Fort Mitchell Historic Site 6.2 km
- Solar Farm 7 km
- Solar Farm 7 km
- Chattahoochee County, Georgia 13 km
- Muscogee County, Georgia (Columbus) 17 km