Fort Benning

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Fort Benning was a major U.S. Army installation in Georgia, long known as a primary training center for infantry and airborne forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army installation
military base
borders Chattahoochee River
contains 75th Ranger Regiment headquarters
Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade
Jump School
Maneuver Center of Excellence
National Infantry Museum
United States Army Armor School
United States Army Infantry School
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1918
dateRenamed 2023
garrison Maneuver Center of Excellence
U.S. Army Armor School
U.S. Army Infantry School
hasArea approximately 182,000 acres
hasPreviousName Camp Benning
linked to: Fort Benning
hasRole airborne training center
armor training center
infantry training center
maneuver center
hosts Armor training courses
Basic Airborne Course
linked to: Airborne School

Infantry training courses
Officer Candidate School (historical)
Sniper School
U.S. Army Ranger School phases
locatedIn Alabama
Georgia
locatedNear Columbus, Georgia
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Confederate general Henry L. Benning
Henry L. Benning
operatedBy United States Army
partOf U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
renamedAs Fort Moore
linked to: Fort Moore, Georgia
renamedToHonor Julia Compton Moore
Lieutenant General Hal Moore
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor advanced individual training
airborne training
basic combat training
officer training
ranger training
wasKnownFor contribution to U.S. Army doctrine development
large-scale maneuver training
training U.S. Army infantry forces
training airborne forces

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Fort Moore, Georgia formerlyKnownAs Fort Benning
Fort Moore, Georgia renamedFrom Fort Benning
3rd Ranger Battalion garrison Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
U.S. Army Infantry School previousLocation Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Columbus, Georgia near Fort Benning
U.S. Route 280 passesNear Fort Benning
Luis Posada Carriles trainedAt Fort Benning
75th Ranger Regiment headquarters formerlyKnownAs Fort Benning, Georgia (garrison name prior to redesignation as Fort Moore)
linked to: Fort Benning
Benning Phase formerlyKnownAsLocation Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
SH 21-76 associatedWith Fort Benning
Fort Benning hasPreviousName Camp Benning
linked to: Fort Benning
Georgia's 2nd congressional district containsCity Fort Benning area
linked to: Fort Benning
USAIS formerlyLocatedAt Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Home of the Infantry formerLocationName Fort Benning, Georgia
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Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course cadre previousNameOfGarrison Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment garrison Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Basic Combat Training location Fort Benning
Army Reception Battalion associatedWith Fort Benning
subject linked to: Army Reception Battalions
We Were Soldiers filmingLocation Fort Benning, Georgia
subject linked to: film We Were Soldiers
linked to: Fort Benning
Fort Moore hasFormerName Fort Benning
subject linked to: Columbus
Parachutist Badge formerlyKnownAs Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Julia Compton Moore residence Fort Benning
10th Armored Division activatedAt Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
10th Armored Division garrisonDuringWWII Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
School of the Americas locatedIn Fort Benning
Reflections in a Golden Eye filmingLocation Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Jump Week formerlyAt Fort Benning, Georgia
linked to: Fort Benning
Reserve Component OCS relatedProgram Federal OCS at Fort Moore
linked to: Fort Benning