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Fort Benning, Georgia

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Population/Major Units Assigned

Fort Benning is home to Army infantry training.

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Population: Fort Benning population has the following: Military - Active Duty 27,436; Support Reserve Components 6,639; and Retired 13,248. Dependents - On-Post Active Duty 7,268; Off-Post Active Duty 14,146; and Off-Post Retired 30,478. Civilian Employees - DoD Appropriated 3,250; Nonappropriated, AAFES, Contract, and other 5,162. Total Fort Benning Population 107,627.

Major Units Assigned:

The Infantry School
International Military Students Detachment (11th Infantry Regiment)
Infantry Training Brigade
11th Infantry Brigade
29th Infantry Regiment
36th Engineer Group (Construction)
75th Ranger Regiment
3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)
TRADOC Systems Manager – Soldier
TRADOC Systems Manager – Antitank Missiles
U.S. Army Physical Fitness School
Directorate of Public Safety
Directorate of Public Works
Air Force Units
Lawson Army Airfield
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
U.S. Army Research Institute
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC)
The Henry Caro Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

Information compiled from the Fort Benning Relocation Brochere, published under the auspices of the Army Relocation Program .

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