As a service member in the United States Armed Forces, the term ‘Permanent Change of Station’ or PCS is more than just a familiar phrase—it’s a defining aspect of military life. Each PCS move comes with a whirlwind of logistics, from finding a new home and enrolling children in new schools to the simple yet […]
Fort Jackson, South Carolina is an Army Training Center. This is the Army’s main Basic Combat Training site; roughly half of all new recruits come to Fort Jackson for their initial Army training. Fort Jackson is located in the capital city, Columbia, South Carolina, and sits on a sprawling 53,000-acre area. Find information about Fort […]
Fort Stewart is described as a “world-class training, and military armored power projection combination” located in Hinesville, Georgia about 40 minutes from Savannah. The fort is said to be the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River. Find information about Fort Stewart including the main commercial and DSN numbers for the base, information on […]
Fort Sill is home to the oldest continuously operating airfield in U.S. Army history. Located in Oklahoma 85 miles away from Oklahoma City, the fort has a rich legacy of Army history stretching back to the 1800s. On any given day, there are roughly nine thousand trainees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, attending basic training, advanced […]
The Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) is a highly restricted military installation complete with an underground nuclear bunker. Located in Pennsylvania, RRMC is part of a continuity-of-government plan incorporating remotely-located, hardened and secured facilities that could be used to run military operations and even the entire country in the event of a national emergency such […]
Fort Polk, Louisiana is an Army base in Vernon Parish near Leesville, Louisiana, and home to the U.S. Army Joint Readiness Training Center. The fort is ten miles east of Leesville, and thirty miles north of DeRidder. It is the home of the Joint Readiness Training Center. Find information about Fort Polk, Louisiana including the […]
Fort Campbell is a U.S. Army installation in Kentucky on the border of Tennessee. Fort Campbell is the home of the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The 101st is famous in the area for its full-time parachute team, the “Screaming Eagles.” Fort Campbell is the training and development center for […]
Fort Knox, Kentucky is an Army base with more than one hundred thousand acres stretching across three counties. Fort Knox is approximately 35 miles south of Louisville, KY, and is the sixth largest community in the entire commonwealth of Kentucky. There is a large military community here including a sizable retiree population. Find information about […]
Fort Leonard Wood trains soldiers in a variety of disciplines, operating the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Engineer School, and U.S. Army Military Police School. Located in Pulaski County, Missouri, the Fort has been operating for more than 75 years. The nearest airport, Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport, is approximately three […]
In 2017, Fort Lee, Virginia celebrated its centennial-one hundred years of serving America and operating in the Tri-Cities area of Virginia. Fort Lee is located near Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights. The post has a daytime population of well over 27 thousand and trains more than 70 thousand soldiers annually, serving as one of the […]
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