Fort Gordon, GA

Camp Gordon was named after Confederate Major General John Brown Gordon and was founded in 1917 as a training camp for Army recruits who were being deployed to the Western Front during World War I. Activities at the installation then declined until 1941 when it was reactivated as a training site for infantry and armor during World War II. Fort Gordon was home to the 4th and 26th infantry divisions as well as the 10th armored division that served under General George S. Patton in his Third Army in Europe during World War II.

Camp Gordon was also home to a disciplinary barracks for the US Army and in 1943 a prisoner of war camp for German and Italian captives during World War II. After World War II, Camp Gordon was scheduled for deactivation, however, the Cold War brought an emphasis on military preparedness. In September 1948 the Army relocated the Military Police School the Camp Gordon and in October 1948 a Signal Corps Training Center was activated on the premises. The Military Police trained here for combat assignments and the 51st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade formed three detachments on site before relocating to Camp Stewart. During this time Camp Gordon became home to the only Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory in the Continental U.S. and a Training Rehabilitation Center and U.S. Disciplinary Barracks followed shortly after that time.

In 1955 the Civil Affairs School was incorporated into the camp. Camp Gordon became a permanent Army instillation on March 21st, 1956 and was renamed to Fort Gordon. During the 1950s to the 1970s, Camp Gordon served as a basic training facility for soldiers preparing for service in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Basic training ended with the Vietnam War in the mid-70s. Following the war, the Fort experienced tremendous growth. The Army's Computer Science was established for use during the 1980s. In the 1990s, Fort Gordon deployed troops from its Mobilization Command to Southwest Asia during operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Today, Fort Gordon is the largest military telecommunications training facility and emphasizes military intelligence. This fort was chosen over Fort Meade for a consolidated US Army Cyber Command Center in 2014. It is currently home to the Gordon Regional Security Operations Center (GRSOC) and provides intelligence services to the U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. European Command. The fort also supports the 35th Signal Brigade, the 7th Signal Command, the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade and the National Security Agency.

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