Fort Benning: Installation
Installation Overview
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 182,000 acres 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 south of Columbus, Georgia on U.S. highway 27. It has an active duty population of 34,834 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), Map To Soldiers' Plaza
The Columbus Metro Airport is located less than 15 miles from Fort Benning and provides quick access to the post. Travel time to Fort Benning is 12 minutes.
Military Liaison: Office located near baggage claim.
Ground Ttransportation: Transportation services are provided by Gold Star taxi service, other taxi service,or SHUTTLE SERVICES: located outside near the baggage claim area. Services are available for pickup and drop off at the Atlanta Airport.
Reporting Procedures:
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
- Newly arriving Soldiers will report to the Welcome Center, located at Soldier’s Plaza, Building 2622. Hours of operations are Monday through Friday from 0800 - 1700. Soldiers arriving after duty hours will report to the Replacement Detachment located at Building 28191ST INF BDE LOOP(off Dixie Road). Welcome Center, closed on weekends and holidays. For more information please call DSN 835-1672/4694 or send fax to (706) 545-4694.
- Soldiers arriving at Fort Benning
will receive a convenient and short inprocessing. Enlisted soldiers PV1
through SFC can expect to inprocess in 2-3 workdays, MSG through CSM and
officers can expect 1-2 workdays to inprocess.
- Lieutenant Colonels and above assuming Command of any unit on this installation are requested to contact the NCOIC of the Welcome Center in advance via fax, e-mail (viva.StutsonD@benning.army.mil), or telephone (706) 545-2010 to make arrangements for their inprocessing. This inprocessing usually takes less than one day, depending on date and time of arrival.
- All others, (i.e. students) will report to the appropriate Schools for inprocessing, (i.e. Airborne, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, Ranger, ROP, RIP, Sniper, PLDC, BNCOC, ANCOC, IOAC, IOBC, OCS, IMLOC, CPE, TOW, LSRC, BFV Leaders Course, BFV Master Gunner, MEDDAC, DENTAC Intern).
For more information about different school departments please go to Ft. Benning WEB Site, or call at DSN 835-8797 or (706) 545-8797.
Fast Facts
In 1995, the city's 1995 average wage of $22,255 ranked below all the
major cities of Georgia, including Athens, Savannah, Macon and Albany.
Atlanta's average wage was 25 percent higher at $29,952.
A 1997 study by Georgia Southwestern listed the cost of living in Columbus as the second highest in Georgia, behind Atlanta.
Since 1988, 24,084 new jobs have been created in Columbus and capital investment has exceeded $1.16 billion.
In 1971, residents voted to combine Columbus City and Muscogee County governments; today, the consolidated government is still one of only 30 consolidated city-county governments in the country.
The area calls itself the "Tri-City" of Fort Benning, Columbus, and Phenix City, Ala.
Home of "Ma" Rainey, named "Mother of the Blues," and civil rights activists Primus King and Thomas H. Brewer.
During World War II, Gen. George Patton arranged for his soldiers to be paid with $2 bills to make sure people in Columbus and Phenix City realized how much of the money they made came from his soldiers.
Columbus was home of the softball competition in the 1996 Olympic Games.
Fort Benning is known as the Home of the Infantry. Since 1918, it has been home to the Army's training programs for infantry tactics. Fort Bragg was originally supposed to get the Infantry School, but ended up with artillery instead.
In 1963, the 11th Air Assault Division was formed at Fort Benning to test battlefield uses of helicopters. The tests led to the airmobile concept of the 1st Cavalry Division.
Fort Benning is the home of parachute training. The paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division learned their trade there.
The School of the Americas has been under fire from Congress in recent years for alleged human rights abuses by its graduates. Last year, the U.S. House came within seven votes of cutting off its funding. Name changed to Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Coop.
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City Data Time zone: Eastern Area code: 706 County: Muscogee County Land area: 216 square miles Altitude: 265 feet above sea level Derivation of name: from Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) or for John Christopher Columbus Hill, first white child born there Nickname(s) or motto: Fountain City; The South’s Oldest Industrial City Neighboring cities: Fort Benning, Ga.; Phenix City, Ala. History: Settled and incorporated as city 1828; port city on Chattahoochee River Total population (Muscogee): 184,134 Population density: 862.5 per square mile Projected population growth, by state (projected population
change: 1988 through 2020): Per capita income (for the metropolitan statistical area, or MSA):$22,064 Median household income: $31,349 Voter turnout, by state (average turnout in presidential
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2003 median new home price (Columbus): 136,050 2003 median home resale price (Columbus): $135,700 2003 median home resale price (Georgia): $115,400 2003 median new home price (Georgia): $128,100 Typical corporate-level home (single-family, four-bedroom, 2-½-bath, 2,200-square-foot dwelling with two-car garage) (as of 1999):
Rent: $648
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Transportation Types of mass transit available: One airport (Columbus Metro Airport); Metra bus system; bus line; two railroads Average commute (average round trip commute):
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Annual cost-of-living index (2001)
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Business Unemployment -- May 2003 (for Columbus, Ga.): 5.1% Unemployment rate -- May 2002 (for Columbus, Ga) 5.0% Unemployment rate -- May 2003 (Georgia): 4.6% Unemployment rate -- May 2002 (Georgia): 5.0% Civilians employed: 122,287 Civilians unemployed: 5,639 Total number of minority-owned firms, percent of total: 21.7% Total number of women-owned firms, percent of total: 26.5% Projected job growth: 5.4% Projected income growth, by state (projected per-capita income
change: 1988 through 2020): Columbus is home to one expanding Fortune 500 company:
Source: Fortune magazine. Companies that produce a 10-k are ranked 1 to 500 based on 2001 revenue in their 2002 listing
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Health Care Number of hospitals: Five hospitals Number of teaching hospitals: 2 Average daily cost of a community-hospital patient, by state (per
$10,000 of per-capita income): Life expectancy, by state (average lifetime in years): Number of community hospitals (for Georgia): 199 Number of nursing homes (for Georgia): 359
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Columbus’ annual crime rates per 100,000 people (2003):
[The Relocation Crime Lab Index gives the city's crime rate relative to the average of nearly 500 total cities nationwide. A value of 100 means that the city is exactly average. A value of 200 means that the city has twice the crime rate as the average city. A value of 50 means that the city has half the crime rate of the average city. Please note that the number of crimes reported has been adjusted to yield a rate per 100,000. (THE RELOCATION CRIME LAB™ is derived by The Homebuyer's Fair from data reported for 2002 by various government, regional and local sources.)]
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Educational facilities: Four colleges; 50 public schools; one technical school; 13 private schools Total public-school student population: 44,534 students Median student/teacher ratios in public elementary and secondary schools: 15.8/1
Education spending, by state: $7,770,241 High-school dropout rate: 8.2% College graduates, by state (persons aged 25 years or older who
are college graduates): Local colleges and universities:
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Average temperature in January (daily mean temperature in Fahrenheit degrees): 43 degrees Average temperature in July (daily mean temperature in Fahrenheit degrees): 88 degrees Average annual snowfall: 0.5 inches Seasonal average humidity: 71% Average number of rainy days each year: 125 Winter temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees): 35-61 degrees Spring temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees): 45-84 degrees Summer temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees): 68-92 degrees Fall temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees): 45-86 degrees
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[Note: For more in-depth information on restaurants, lodging, outdoor recreation, cultural happenings, the arts or other items of local interest, please go to the city-specific Web site(s) listed at the end of this city’s profile]
Golf courses/holes: 1,026 (Atlanta) Zoos:
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Religious Institutions At least 268 religious institutions of various denominations located within Columbus
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Local Publications
Ledger-Enquirer
Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal
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Sources of Information (If desired, please also refer to profile for other Georgia city, Atlanta)
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Additional Information Interesting Links for Columbus:
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Last updated on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:32:32 PM