Fort Moore, Georgia

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Fort Moore, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation best known as a primary center for infantry and combat training.

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instanceOf United States Army installation
census-designated place
controlledBy United States Department of Defense
country United States
crossesBorderWith Alabama
dateEstablished 1918
dateRenamed 2023
establishedDuring World War I
formerlyKnownAs Fort Benning
garrison Maneuver Center of Excellence
various active-duty Army units
hasFacility National Infantry Museum
Ranger Memorial
airfields
live-fire ranges
urban operations training sites
hasPrimaryFunction airborne training
armor training
basic combat training
infantry training
ranger training
hasSubunit Harmony Church area
Main Post area
Sand Hill area
hosts 75th Ranger Regiment headquarters
Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade
Basic Officer Leader Course for infantry and armor
Maneuver Center of Excellence
Officer Candidate School
United States Army Armor School
United States Army Infantry School
locatedIn Georgia
Muscogee County, Georgia
locatedNear Columbus, Georgia
locatedOn Chattahoochee River
namedAfter Julia Compton Moore
Lieutenant General Hal Moore
namedForReason to honor military families and leadership in the Vietnam War
operatedBy United States Army
partiallyLocatedIn Chattahoochee County, Georgia
partOf U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
primaryMission to train infantry and armor soldiers and leaders
renamedFrom Fort Benning
significance one of the largest U.S. Army training installations
timezone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor advanced individual training
one station unit training
pre-deployment training


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