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U S Army Infantry Center At Fort Benning, GA

Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. The base is located in Muscogee County, Chattahoochee County and Russell County. Fort Benning was established is 1918 and is named for Major General Henry L. Benning. Known as the "Home of the Infantry," the installation spreads over  Size:182,000 acres 182,000 acres(app:300 SQ Miles)
and is home to the U.S. Army Infantry Training Brigade, U.S. Infantry School, Ranger Training Brigade, Airborne School,and School of the Americas. From 1918 until present the development of Fort Benning has been proportional to the schools progress. Through out the years, the mission of Benning and the Infantry School has remained fundamentally the same. "To produce the world's finest combat Infantrymen". Although Benning is a Training and Doctrine command installation, units of Forces Command make up 50 percent of permanent party personnel on post. They are the 3rd Brigade, 3d Infantry Division , and the 36th Engineer Group. The 3d Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and its Regimental Headquarters are also located at Benning. Fort Benning is sout h of Columbus, Georgia on U.S. highway 27. It has an active duty Population: 33,388 active duty; 6,759 civilians; 53,808 family members
 which includes both reserve components. The Fort Benning military community can also be reached on Interstate 85 south, to Interstate 185 south, this route will lead you directly into the installation. You may then travel (right) on 1st Division Rd. to Dixie Rd. You will then find the Installation Welcome Center (Bldg 2622), where all military permanent party personnell are required to sign-in. The Welcome Center phone number is (706) 545-7510 or DSN 835-7510.

Reporting  Procedures:

 Welcome Center (Bldg 2622), where all military permanent party personnell are required to sign-in. The Welcome Center phone number is (706) 545-7510 or DSN 835-7510.

(All Students) will report to the appropriate Schools for inprocessing, (i.e. Airborne, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, All students for BAC, Jumpmaster, and Pathfinder report to building 2758 (Student Accountability). This building can be found by following the map Airborne Report in. It can be identified by the distinct Airborne Unit Patches painted on the outside of the building. The sign is front of Building 2758 states "All JM, PF, ABN Students Report here". Building 2758 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to sign in students. Once signed in you will receive instructions on billeting, linens, etc.
Ranger, ROP, RIP, Sniper, PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, IOAC, IOBC, OCS, IMLOC, CPE, TOW, LSRC, BFV Leaders Course, BFV Master Gunner, MEDDAC, DENTAC Intern).
(Note Students) FR:USMC,USAF,NAVY Report to Bldg 4 Karker

Housing: 4,063 family units; wait varies from one to 18 months, (706) 545-2990
Temporary Lodging: 1,079 visitor and temporary lodging, (706) 689-0067; campground, (706) 545-7238 HOUSING/LEASES Georgia leases have a military clause: If you receive PCS orders or TDY orders in excess of 90 days, you can break your lease with a copy of your PCS/TDY orders and a written 30- day notice. Being assigned government quarters does not allow you to break your lease.

Schools: Six elementary schools and one middle school on post operated by Department of Defense Dependents Schools; Infantry School; Officer Candidate School, (706) 545-4711; NCO Academy, (706) 545-2233; U.S. Army Physical Fitness School; Western Hemisphere Instit
Child Care: Three centers for 442, two-month average wait; 23 approved homes, (706) 544-1623
Health Care: 130-bed Martin Army Community Hospital. Appointments, (706) 544-2041; benefits, (706) 544-3461; Tricare (800) 444-5445
Commissary: Very large (706) 544-3965 -
Exchange: Large; Mall; two Shoppette (706) 689-8025 TROOP STORES AND SNACK BAR
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation  Services: Arts and crafts, Bowling, Library, Auto hobby center, Recreation center, Theater, Golf, Gym, Tennis, Swimming, Outdoor recreation, Camping, Fishing, Stables

There are four main cantonment areas on Ft. Benning.
They are the Main Post area, Kelley Hill, Sand Hill and Harmony Church.
Main Post houses various garrison and smaller FORSCOM units of Ft. Benning
such as 36th Engineer Group, 988th MP Co., and 29th Infantry Regiment (training support)
and misc. TRADOC-related functions, i.e. OCS and airborne school, for instance.
Kelley Hill houses the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized).
Sand Hill is the primary location of the Infantry Training Brigade and Basic Combat Training Brigade,
while the Harmony Church houses the Sniper and Ranger schools.
The Officer Candidate School (OCS) of the United States Army is a school located at Fort Benning Main Post area.
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), formerly known as School of the Americas  Fort Benning Main Post area.The US Army Pathfinder training school  Fort Benning Main Post area.
US Army Officer Candidate School
Fryar Drop Zone, the drop zone that airborne students land into,
The base has a large basic training facility for infantry. It is home to the Infantry Training Brigade of the United States Army
as well being the Army's foremost airborne (parachuting) training center.
Further, it is home to a Basic Combat Training Brigade (BCTB) on Sand Hill.
This is distinguished from Infantry Training Brigade (ITB) in that BCT is 9 weeks compared to IT's 14 weeks. BCTB is used to train non-infantry personell.
U.S. Army recruits learn about bayonet fighting skills in an infantry Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Fort Benning is fortunate in its relationship with what is fondly called the Tri-Community.