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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.
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]
The 14th Combat Support Hospital was originally constituted on 23 June 1942 in the United States Army as the 14th Field Hospital. It was activated 25 July 1942 at Camp Bowie, Texas and inactivated 25 March 1946 in Germany. It was again activated 13 November 1950 in Korea and was allocated to the Army 31 October 1951.
Fort Benning was redesignated as Fort Moore during the ceremony. 05/11/2023. Fort Benning was redesignated as Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday morning at Doughboy Stadium. 05/11/2023.
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as 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.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (648th MEB), Fort Moore, Georgia. 348th Brigade Support Battalion (348th BSB), Ellenwood, Georgia. 1160th Transportation Company, Rome, Georgia; 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta, Georgia. 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment (1-214th FAR), Elberton, Georgia.
The United States Army Armor School was established on October 1, 1940, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, with the first class starting November 4th of the same year. [2] The school was established by then–Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Henry under the guidance of Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee Jr. , for whom the headquarters building is now named.
Activated 25 July 1942 at Camp Barkeley, Texas. [2] Reorganized and redesignated 8 September 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 30th Medical Group. [2] Inactivated 6 June 1949 at Fort Benning, Georgia [2] Activated 25 March 1953 in Korea. [2]