Installation guides
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Army
15 installationsFort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg)
Fayetteville, NC
Home of the 82nd Airborne and U.S. Army Special Operations Command. One of the largest PCS hubs in the country.
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Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning)
Columbus, GA
Home of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Infantry School, and Ranger School.
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Fort Carson
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain installation home to the 4th Infantry Division and 10th Special Forces Group.
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Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood)
Killeen, TX
Central Texas armored installation. Home to III Armored Corps and the 1st Cavalry Division.
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Fort Bliss
El Paso, TX
Home of the 1st Armored Division and one of the largest Army installations by population, spanning west Texas and southern New Mexico.
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Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, KY
Home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the 5th Special Forces Group on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
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Fort Stewart
Hinesville, GA
Home of the 3rd Infantry Division (Marne Division), the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi.
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Fort Drum
Fort Drum, NY
Home of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) in upstate New York.
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Fort Riley
Fort Riley, KS
Home of the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
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Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon)
Augusta, GA
Home of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, Cyber Center of Excellence, and the U.S. Army Signal School.
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Fort Sill
Lawton, OK
Home of the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Air Defense Artillery School, and a major Basic Combat Training site.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Home of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence: Engineer, Military Police, and Chemical schools.
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Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk)
Fort Johnson, LA
Home of the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
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Fort Knox
Fort Knox, KY
Home of U.S. Army Human Resources Command, U.S. Army Cadet Command, and U.S. Army Recruiting Command.
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Schofield Barracks
Wahiawa, HI
Home of the 25th Infantry Division on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Marine Corps
3 installationsMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, CA
West Coast Marine Corps hub between San Diego and Orange County. Home to I Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Jacksonville, NC
The Marine Corps' largest East Coast amphibious training base, supporting II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Marine Corps Base Quantico
Quantico, VA
The "Crossroads of the Marine Corps," home to Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Officer Candidates School, and The Basic School.
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Navy
2 installationsAir Force
4 installationsMacDill Air Force Base
Tampa, FL
South Tampa installation hosting U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Valparaiso, FL
One of the largest Air Force bases by land area, home to the 96th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center activities.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH
One of the largest and most diverse Air Force bases, home to Air Force Materiel Command headquarters and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas, NV
Home of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Red Flag exercises, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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Joint
5 installationsJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Honolulu, HI
Joint Navy and Air Force installation on Oahu. OCONUS-style PCS challenges with stateside benefits.
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The Pentagon
Arlington, VA
DoD headquarters in Arlington, VA. Transit-rich, high-cost region across NOVA, DC, and MD.
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Tacoma, WA
Pacific Northwest joint installation south of Tacoma. Home to I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, and 62nd Airlift Wing.
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Joint Base San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Tri-installation joint command: Lackland, Randolph, and Fort Sam Houston. Military City USA.
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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Anchorage, AK
A joint Air Force and Army installation in Anchorage, supporting Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Army Alaska.
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