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Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia 's border with Alabama , Fort Moore supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis.
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas, [2] is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Moore (formerly known as Fort Benning) in Columbus, Georgia, renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.
Organized under the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Moore, Georgia, the course is 22 weeks long. [1] While the course's students consist mostly of U.S. Army maneuver-branch captains and senior first lieutenants, several U.S. Marine Corps captains and officers from allied nations also attend.
The new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was highlighted by his heroism as commander at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
The 81st Armor Regiment currently has two active battalions, the 1st and 3rd. The 1st Battalion is assigned to the 194th Armor Brigade, Fort Moore, GA.Responsible for training enlisted Armor Crewmen and Armor Maintainers for the US Army and US Marines on armored warfare vehicles such as the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, and the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle platform. [1]
Presently Army aviation assets at Lawson support the Infantry School and other units stationed at Fort Moore. On January 9, 2025, Special Air Mission 39 [2] flew the casket of the late President Jimmy Carter from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, MD to Lawson Army Airfield after his state funeral in Washington D.C. [3]
One of Tenison’s last wishes was to fire a tank one last time, and Fort Moore personnel made it happen. 12/05/2023 Mike Haskey/mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com. Show comments. Advertisement.
In 2011 the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection relocated with the Armor School from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Benning, Georgia (now Fort Moore). With the move a majority of the collection that was at the Patton Museum moved with the Armor and Cavalry Collection. [2] As of 2024 the museum was not open to the public.