Fort Benning : Ask Biography

Maneuver Center of Excellence

Military structure

Name

Fort Benning
The United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence

Part of

Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Forces Command (FORSCOM)
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Type

Army post

Built

October 1918

In use

1918 - Present

Controlled by

United States Army

Garrison

Units and tenant units *192nd Infantry Brigade *197th Infantry Brigade *198th Infantry Brigade *199th Infantry Brigade *194th Armored Brigade *316th Cavalry Brigade *Ranger Training Brigade *Academy *Battalion *Battalion *Hospital, 44th MEDCOM *Team, 3rd Infantry Division *75th Ranger Regiment *Unit *Squadron, USAF *Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) *United States Army Armor School *Martin Army Community Hospital

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Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning home of the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Brigade - 3rd Infantry Division, the 13th CSSB, and many other additional tenant units.

Since 1918, Fort Benning, Ga, has served as the Home of the Infantry. Since 1940, Fort Knox, KY., has served as the Home of the Armor. The Maneuver Center of Excellence transformation began as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to consolidate a number of schools and installations to create "centers of excellence." Included in this transformation was the move of the Armor School to Fort Benning.