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85-663: Fort Liberty , formerly Fort Bragg , is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina , and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with over 52,000 military personnel. The military reservation is located within Cumberland and Hoke counties, and borders the incorporated city and communities of Fayetteville , Spring Lake , and Southern Pines . Fort Liberty covers over 251 square miles (650 km). It

170-560: A Main Operating Base ). Other examples of non- or semi-permanent military bases include a Forward Operating Base (FOB), a Logistics Base (Log base) and a Fire Base (FB). A military base may also contain large concentrations of military supplies in order to support military logistics . Most military bases are restricted to the public and usually only authorized personnel may enter them (be it military personnel or their relatives and authorized civilian personnel). In addition to

255-596: A hospital or clinic (dental or health clinics, as well as veterinarian clinics), lodging , movie theaters, and, in some countries, retail stores (usually a supermarket such as Commissary and a Department Store , such as AAFES ). On American military installations, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) provides facilities such as fitness centers, libraries, golf courses, travel centers, community service centers, campgrounds, child development centers, youth centers, automotive workshops, hobby/arts and crafts centers, bowling centers, and community centers. Bases used by

340-486: A 2 MW battery was installed on Big Muddy lake for $ 36 million. Fort Liberty is the only locality where the endangered Saint Francis' satyr butterfly ( Neonympha mitchellii francisci ) is known to occur. St. Francis' satyr is found in wetland habitats dominated by graminoids and sedges , such as abandoned beaver dams or along streams with beavers. Fort Bragg fever , a bacterial zoonotic disease, has been named after it, in reference to an outbreak in 1942. In 1990,

425-458: A Full Combat Status Division, and from 1972 to 1991 as an active-duty infantry division at Fort Lewis , Washington. The division was inactivated in December 1991. The shoulder sleeve insignia is an octofoil resembling a heraldic design given to the ninth son of a family. This represents the son as a circle in the middle with eight brothers around him. The blue represents the infantry, the red

510-483: A Mk 19 grenade launcher. Each combined arms battalion also fielded a combat support company equipped with mortars, scouts, and an anti-armor platoon slated to be equipped with Humvees mounting a ground version of the Hellfire missile. As this Hellfire version never entered service, the platoons were later also equipped with Humvees with TOW missiles. The division's first and third brigade were to field one of each of

595-418: A branch of service. A military base may go by any of a number of names, such as the following: Depending on the context, the term "military base" may refer to any establishment (usually permanent) that houses a nation's armed forces , or even organized paramilitary forces such as the police , constabulary , militia , or national guards . Alternatively, the term may refer solely to an establishment which

680-609: A center for unconventional warfare, with the creation of the Psychological Warfare Center in April 1952, followed by the 10th Special Forces Group . In 1961, the 5th Special Forces Group ( Airborne ) was activated at Fort Bragg, with the mission of training counter-insurgency forces in Southeast Asia. Also in 1961, the "Iron Mike" statue, a tribute to all Airborne soldiers, past, present, and future

765-559: A climate suitable for year-round training, and he decided that the area now known as Fort Liberty met all of the desired criteria. Camp Bragg was named for Braxton Bragg , a former U.S. Army artillery commander and West Point graduate who later fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War . The aim was for six artillery brigades to be stationed there and $ 6,000,000 was spent on the land and cantonments . There

850-480: A commission for the renaming of Department of Defense properties named after Confederate leaders. In March 2022, the commission published a list of 87 potential names for nine Army installations, including Fort Bragg, named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg . In May 2022, the commission officially recommended that Bragg be renamed Fort Liberty. The commission further gave the Pentagon until October to accept

935-436: A few ANG-operated bases, such as Selfridge ANGB , Michigan. Support facilities on Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations tend to not be as extensive as active bases (i.e., they usually do not have on-base lodging (though Kingsley Field ANGB , Oregon, is an exception), clinics (except for drill days), or retail stores (although some have small convenience stores)). In Russian usage "military base" or "naval base"

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1020-545: A household on the base at the 2000 census was $ 30,106, and the median income for a family was $ 29,836. 10.0% of the population and 9.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Corvias-managed housing under IMCOM is attracting national attention because of reports of lead contamination, black mold, and asbestos from base residents. Task & Purpose confirmed on 12 February 2024 that trash pickup at

1105-467: A product of the war. The six artillery brigades were reduced to two cantonments and a garrison was to be built for Army troops as well as a National Guard training center. In early 1921 two field artillery units, the 13th and 17th Field Artillery Brigades, began training at Camp Bragg. The same year, the Long Street Church and six acres of property were acquired for the reservation. The church

1190-762: A result of campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq , the units on Fort Liberty have seen a sizeable increase to their operations tempo (OPTEMPO), with units conducting two, three, or even four or more deployments to combat zones. As directed by law, and in accordance with the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission , Fort McPherson , Georgia, closed and U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command relocated to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A new FORSCOM/U.S. Army Reserve Command Headquarters facility completed construction at Fort Bragg in June 2011. Forces Command hosted 24 June 2011, an Army " Casing of

1275-590: A total area of 19.0 square miles (49.2 km), of which 19.0 square miles (49.1 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water. Kiest, Simmons, Boundary Line, McFayden, Hurley and Holland lakes are intensively managed to maintain fish populations. Croatan, Quail, Deer Pen, Overhills, Big Muddy, Little Muddy, Texas, MacArthur , Smith, Mott, and Lindsay lakes are managed, but are not normally treated or restocked since their fish populations are respectable and are maintained naturally. A 1.1 MW floating solar plant with

1360-474: Is an inactive infantry division of the United States Army . It was formed as the 9th Division during World War I , but never deployed overseas. In later years it was an important unit of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Vietnam War . It was also activated as a peacetime readiness unit from 1947 to 1962 at Fort Dix , New Jersey as a Training Division, West Germany , and Fort Carson , Colorado as

1445-507: Is not limited to denoting a specific fence described facility and usually encompasses a broad territory within which a number of discrete facilities may be located. As examples, 1) the Russian Sevastopol Naval Base comprises individual facilities located within the city of Sevastopol proper (waterfront moorings, weapons stores, a headquarters compound, and a naval infantry base) as well as an airfield at Kacha north of

1530-579: Is the home of the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and is the headquarters of the United States Army Special Operations Command , which oversees the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) and 75th Ranger Regiment . It is also home to the 82nd Airborne Division , U.S. Army Forces Command , U.S. Army Reserve Command , and Womack Army Medical Center . Fort Liberty maintains two airfields: Pope Field , where

1615-773: Is used only by an army (or possibly other land fighting related forces, such as marines ) to the exclusion of a base used by either an air force or a navy . This is consistent with the different meanings of the word ' military '. Some examples of permanent military bases used by the navies and air forces of the world are the HMNB Portsmouth in Portsmouth, UK, the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island , Washington State, US, or Ramstein Air Base , Germany (the last two are each designated as

1700-875: The 2nd Armored Divisions.) The 9th saw its first combat on 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers , Safi , and Port Lyautey , with the taking of Safi by the 3rd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment standing as the first liberation of a city from Axis control in World War II. With the collapse of French resistance on 11 November 1942, the division patrolled the Spanish Moroccan border. The 9th returned to Tunisia in February and engaged in small defensive actions and patrol activity. On 28 March 1943 it launched an attack in southern Tunisia and fought its way north into Bizerte , 7 May. In August, the 9th landed at Palermo , Sicily , and took part in

1785-502: The 9th Infantry Division , 2nd Armored Division , 82nd Airborne Division , 100th Infantry Division , and various field artillery groups. The population reached a peak of 159,000 during the war years. Following World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division was permanently stationed at Fort Bragg, the only large unit there for some time. In July 1951, the XVIII Airborne Corps was reactivated at Fort Bragg. Fort Bragg became

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1870-416: The I Corps . Camp Devens , Massachusetts , was designated as the mobilization and training station for the division upon reactivation. The 18th Infantry Brigade and additional active and inactive elements were assigned to the division on 24 March 1923. The division’s inactive units were assigned to active associate units for mobilization purposes. During the period 1923–39, the 9th Division was represented in

1955-631: The United States Air Force stations global airlift and special operations assets as well as the Air Force Combat Control School , and Simmons Army Airfield , where Army aviation units support the needs of airborne and special operations forces on post. Camp Bragg was established in 1918 as an artillery training ground. The Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow , was seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities, and

2040-566: The United States Air Force Reserve tend to be active USAF bases. However, there are a few Air Reserve Bases , such as Dobbins ARB , Georgia, and Grissom ARB , Indiana, both of which are former active-duty USAF bases. Facilities of the Air National Guard are often located on civil airports in a secure cantonment area not accessible to the general public, though some units are based on USAF bases, and

2125-578: The United States Army Center of Military History 's lineage scheme due to its numerous accolades and long history. All of the division's flags and heraldic items were moved to the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning , Georgia following its inactivation. Should the U.S. Army decide to activate more divisions in the future, the center stated its activation recommendations would be the 9th Infantry Division, then

2210-409: The civil and criminal laws of the states where the bases are located. Military bases can range from small outposts to military cities containing up to 100,000 people. A military base may belong to a different nation or state than the territory surrounding it. The name used generally refers to the type of military activity that takes place at the base, as well as the traditional nomenclature used by

2295-404: The (Specialist Teams Royal Engineers (STRE)) were formed to plan and execute Works projects worldwide. Some British and Commonwealth naval bases are traditionally named, commissioned, and administered as though they were naval ships. For this reason they are sometimes called stone frigates . 9th Infantry Division (United States) The 9th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Old Reliables")

2380-575: The 15th Engineer Battalion. With the switch from Combat Arms Regimental System to the United States Army Regimental System the division saw a few of its units reflagged or inactivated: During fiscal year 1987 the army decided to inactivate the division's 2nd brigade, which would be replaced by the 81st Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of the Washington Army National Guard . The 2nd brigade

2465-659: The 1840s through the 1860s barracks were constructed under supervision of the Royal Engineers in: The Cardwell Reforms (1872) ushered in another period of intensive Barrack building at Aldershot , Portsmouth , Plymouth , London , Woking , Woolwich , Dublin , Belfast , Malta , Gibraltar and the Cape of Good Hope . In 1959 the Corps' Work Services was transferred to the civilian War Department Works Organization (later renamed Property Services Agency (PSA)) and by 1965

2550-834: The 1950s, the division was stationed in West Germany . It later relocated to Fort Carson, Colorado where it was inactivated on 31 January 1962. The 9th Division was reactivated on 1 February 1966, and arrived in South Vietnam on 16 December 1966 from Fort Riley , Kansas. On deployment the division was assigned to the III Corps Tactical Zone of Vietnam where it commenced operations in Dinh Tuong and Long An Provinces (6 January-31 May 1967) in Operation Palm Beach . Its area of operations

2635-730: The 9th Cavalry Brigade (Air Attack) was testing motorcycles for reconnaissance work in its reconnaissance squadron, the 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment . And the 9th Infantry Division (MTZ) tested motorized infantry doctrine at the Yakima Firing Center in Eastern Washington, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin California and in Korea during the annual Team Spirit exercise. While

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2720-418: The 9th Field Artillery Brigade ( 25th Field Artillery (75 mm Gun) ; 26th Field Artillery (75 mm Gun) ; 27th Field Artillery (155 mm Howitzer) ; Ninth Trench Mortar Battery); 25th Machine Gun Battalion; 209th Engineer Regiment; 209th Field Signal Battalion; Division Trains (HQ Train and Military Police Company; 9th Sanitary Train; 9th Motor Supply Train, and Ninth Ammunition Train). The division

2805-540: The 9th ID from 1967 to 1968 as a sergeant (E-5), serving as an infantry squad leader . Hagel served in the same infantry squad as his younger brother Tom; they are believed to be the only American siblings to serve together during the Vietnam War. The Division's major units departed from South Vietnam on 27 August 1969 (HHC & 1st Brigade) to Hawaii; 27 August 1969 (2nd Brigade) to Fort Lewis , Washington ; 12 October 1970 (3rd Brigade) to Fort Lewis. Following

2890-566: The 9th crossed the Marne , 28 August, swept through Saarlautern , and in November and December held defensive positions from Monschau to Losheim . Moving north to Bergrath , Germany, it launched an attack toward the Roer river, 10 December, taking Echtz and Schlich . From mid-December through January 1945, the division held defensive positions from Kalterherberg to Elsenborn . On 30 January

2975-488: The Carolina Maneuvers from September–November 1941. One asterisk following the unit name indicates it was partially active and the headquarters location shown was the mobilization post. Two asterisks following the unit name indicates it was organized with Reserve personnel as an RAI unit. Three asterisks following the unit name indicates it was wholly inactive or not organized and the headquarters location shown

3060-595: The Colors " ceremony on Fort McPherson and an "uncasing of colors ceremony" on 1 August 2011, at Fort Bragg. On 1 March 2011, Pope Field , the former Pope Air Force Base, was absorbed into Fort Bragg. On 1 January 2021, the United States Senate passed a veto override of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 . This new law mandated Congress to establish

3145-516: The Division established strategies and quantifiable goals for completing their mission. Division commanding generals were: Maj. Gen. George S. Eckhardt (February 1966 - June 1967), Maj. Gen. George G. O'Connor (June 1967 - February 1968), Maj. Gen. Julian Ewell (February 1968 - April 1969), Maj. Gen. Harris W. Hollis (April 1969 - August 1969) The infantry units that served with the 9th Infantry Division were: Other units included: One of

3230-570: The Division relieved the 3d Armored Division along the Mulde River , near Dessau , and held that line until VE-day . After the war, the Division moved south to Ingolstadt. The Division assumed control of the Dachau Concentration Camp in early July. Presidential Unit Citations : The 9th Infantry Division was reactivated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey and assumed a peacetime readiness and training role. In

3315-700: The National Defense Authorization Act, the local garrison had until early 2024 to complete the name change. On 2 June 2023, Fort Liberty officially adopted its new name in a public ceremony. The major commands at the installation are the United States Army Forces Command , the United States Army Reserve Command , and the United States Army Special Operations Command . Several airborne and special operations units of

3400-788: The Navy SEAL teams, the South Vietnamese Marines, units of the ARVN 7th Division and River Assault Groups. Following the Tet offensive in 1968, General Westmoreland stated that the Division and the MRF saved the Delta region from falling to the People's Army of Vietnam forces. In 1969, the division also operated throughout IV Corps . Chuck Hagel , later Secretary of Defense , served in

3485-544: The Reserve units’ conduct of the Citizens Military Training Camps also held at Camp Devens and Fort McKinley. When funds were available, the 18th Infantry Brigade and the division’s other active elements, which included the 9th Tank Company, 9th Ordnance Company, 9th Quartermaster Regiment, and 25th Field Artillery Regiment , held maneuvers and command post exercises at Camp Devens, during which

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3570-757: The United States Army are stationed at Fort Liberty, notably the 82nd Airborne Division, the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the Delta Force. The latter is controlled by the Joint Special Operations Command , based at Pope Field within Fort Liberty. Fort Liberty is at 35°8'21" north, 78°59'57" west (35.139064, −78.999143). According to the United States Census Bureau , the post has

3655-482: The Vietnam War the division was stationed at Fort Lewis. The formal activation ceremony was held on 26 May 1972. Initially the division was organized under the army's Reorganization Objective Army Division system. Parts of the division between 1972 - 1983 were organized as follows: From 1983 the division served as the High-Technology Test-Bed (HTTB) for the army. This led the division to develop

3740-552: The XVIII Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm . In the mid- and late 1990s, there was increased modernization of the facilities in Fort Bragg. The World War II wooden barracks were largely removed, a new main post exchange was built, and Devers Elementary School was opened, along with several other projects. As

3825-478: The active Army by the 18th Infantry Brigade and other assorted divisional elements that formed the base force from which the remainder of the division would be reactivated in the event of war. The division headquarters was organized on 28 July 1926 as a Regular Army Inactive (RAI) unit with Organized Reserve personnel at the Army Base , Boston, Massachusetts . The active associate concept was abandoned and many of

3910-608: The artillery, with the white completing the colors of the flag of the United States of America. The 9th Infantry Division was created on 18 July 1918 at Camp Sheridan, Alabama but did not serve overseas. Its units included Division Headquarters; the 17th Infantry Brigade (Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 45th Infantry Regiment ; 67th Infantry Regiment ; 26th Machine Gun Battalion); the 18th Infantry Brigade (Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 46th Infantry Regiment ; 68th Infantry Regiment ; 27th Machine Gun Battalion),

3995-479: The base. The population density was 1,540.0 inhabitants per square mile (594.6/km). There were 4,420 housing units at an average density of 233.3 per square mile (90.1/km). Fort Bragg was not recorded as a census-designated place for the 2010 census. In 2000, the racial makeup of the base was 58.1% European American , 25.3% African-American , 1.2% Native American , 1.8% Asian , 0.9% Pacific Islander , 8.3% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of

4080-683: The capture of Randazzo and Messina . Sent to England for further training, the division landed on Utah Beach on 10 June 1944 ( D-day plus 4), cut off the Cotentin Peninsula , drove on to Cherbourg Harbour and penetrated the port's heavy defenses. Following a brief rest in July, the division took part in the St. Lo break-through and in August helped close the Falaise Gap . Turning east,

4165-581: The city; 2) the Leningrad Naval Base comprises all naval facilities in the greater St. Petersburg area including training schools, commissioning institutes, the naval academy, and the Kronshtadt base on Kotlin island. An overseas military base is a military base that is geographically located outside of the territory of the country whose armed forces are the principal occupants of the base. Such bases may be established by treaties between

4250-416: The concept of "motorized infantry" from 1983. The motorized infantry division was to be equipped with enhanced technology to give it deployability and fire power and fill the gap between light and heavy divisions. The idea was to create a lighter version of the armored and mechanized divisions, which could be deployed easily by aircraft, while providing more firepower than a light infantry division. Initially

4335-568: The delay of the Armored Gun System the division did only activate four of the envisioned five combined arms battalions heavy and retained the 2nd Battalion, 77th Armor instead. Parts of the division were organized at the end of the 1980s as follows: In case of war with Warsaw Pact forces the division would have reinforced the Allied Forces Baltic Approaches Command defending Denmark. By 1984

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4420-509: The division began on 28 September 1990 with the inactivation of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry, and 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry. The 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery inactivated on 15 January 1991. As inactivation proceeded, elements and individual soldiers from the division were detached and deployed for service in the Gulf War. On 16 February 1991 the 3rd Brigade was reflagged as 199th Infantry Brigade (Motorized) with

4505-466: The division headquarters was occasionally formed in a provisional status. The division headquarters was also provisionally formed in 1939 for the First Army maneuvers in upstate New York. Under the new “triangular” tables of organization, the 9th Division was reactivated, less Reserve personnel, on 1 August 1940 at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , and assigned to the I Corps. The division participated in

4590-783: The division jumped off from Monschau in a drive across the Roer and to the Rhine , crossing at Remagen , 7 March. After breaking out of the Remagen bridgehead, the 9th assisted in the sealing and clearing of the Ruhr Pocket , then moved 150 miles (240 km) east to Nordhausen , where it assisted in the liberation of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp , and attacked in the Harz Mountains , 14–20 April. On 21 April

4675-526: The end of the Cold War . Army leadership at first decided that inactivating units would turn in all of their equipment at "10/20" standard, i.e. in ready and reusable condition. The division struggled to meet this standard, which required both extensive work by the division's soldiers and high costs for repair parts. While the remaining 9th ID soldiers were ultimately successful, later inactivating units were not required to attain this goal. The inactivation of

4760-415: The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker came under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This caused a tremendous problem for Fort Liberty, where many of these birds lived. Training stopped, ranges were closed, and troops were temporarily moved to other installations for training. The Army and the conservationists eventually came to an agreement, which put in place training restrictions around

4845-462: The experimental units serving with the division was the 39th Cavalry Platoon (Air Cushion Vehicle) which used three of the specially designed hovercraft to patrol marshy terrain like the Plain of Reeds along the south Vietnamese/Cambodian border. Other experimental units were the 1st and 2nd Airboat Platoons, which operated Hurricane Aircat airboats . From 1967 on, the 2d Brigade of the division

4930-473: The flanks of heavier mechanized units. Some variants also mounted TOW missiles . All of these weapons systems were attached to the FAV by a mount designed to break away if the vehicle rolled over, which they were prone to do. The FAVs were problematic at best and were eventually replaced by various versions of the Humvee /HMMWV light truck. The combined arms battalions were organized as a mix of assault gun companies and light motorized infantry companies, with

5015-402: The following units: The remainder of the division's units inactivated on the following dates: With the support and aviation units also inactivating. The divisional headquarters remained active until 15 December 1991. The 3rd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery became a General Support battalion of I Corps Artillery. The division was identified as the second-highest priority inactive division in

5100-414: The governing power in the host country and another country which needs to establish the military base in the host country for various reasons, usually strategic and logistic. Furthermore, overseas military bases often serve as the source of the military brat subculture due to the children of the bases' occupant military being born or raised in the host country but raised with a remote parental knowledge of

5185-517: The heavy battalions fielding two assault gun companies and one light motorized infantry company, while the ratio was reversed in the light battalions. The assault gun companies were to be equipped with the Armored Gun System (AGS), but because of delays in the AGS program they were initially equipped with M901 ITVs Improved Tow Vehicles, then M551 Sheridan light tanks and later with Humvees with TOW missiles or Mk 19 grenade launchers. Light motorized infantry companies were equipped with Humvees mounting

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5270-558: The inactive elements were organized as RAI units by mid-1927 in the First and Second Corps Areas. The active elements of the division maintained habitual training relationships with divisional RAI units, as well as those of the I Corps, XI Corps , and the 76th , 94th , and 97th Divisions . The RAI and Reserve units often trained with the active elements of the division during summer training camps usually conducted at Camp Devens and Fort McKinley , Maine . The 18th Infantry Brigade's 5th and 13th Infantry Regiments additionally supported

5355-659: The installation is not occurring on a timely basis; the waste management contractor was terminated for not emptying the waste dumpsters on a timely basis; the garrison command stated that trash pickup at "barracks, child development centers, dining facilities and medical facilities" is now getting higher priority. Dependents of staff are educated by Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools for K–8. For high school students attend local public schools based on what county they reside in: Cumberland County Schools for Cumberland County residents, and Hoke County Schools for Hoke County residents. The Cumberland County parts of

5440-445: The main military facilities on a certain installation, military bases usually (but not always) have various different facilities for military personnel. These facilities vary from country to country. Military bases can provide housing for military personnel, a post office and dining facilities ( restaurants ). They may also provide support facilities such as fast food restaurants, gas stations, chapels, schools , banks , thrift stores ,

5525-564: The military reservation are assigned to EE Smith High School . The Linden Oaks area, within Harnett County, is in Harnett County Schools , and is assigned to Overhills High School . Actress Martha Raye is buried on Fort Liberty in commemoration of her work with the USO during World War II and Vietnam. Military installation Military bases within the United States are considered federal property and are subject to federal law . Civilians (such as family members of military officers ) living on military bases are generally subject to

5610-408: The motorized units performed well, they were vulnerable to heavier mechanized forces, particularly if forced to stand and fight. They were also extremely vulnerable to indirect artillery fire. On 1 April 1984, Echo Company of the 15th Engineer Battalion reorganized to form the 73rd Engineer Company (Assault Ribbon Bridge), which was assigned to I Corps, which in turn attached it as separate company to

5695-589: The name change; Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin did so on 6 October 2022. Secretary Austin stated in the memorandum accepting the name change: "In the words of Admiral Michelle M. Howard , the Naming Commission's chair, the commission's goal was to inspire Service members and military communities 'with names or values that have meaning.' The Department's implementation of the Commission's recommendations will do just that - and will give proud new names that are rooted in their local communities and that honor American heroes whose valor, courage, and patriotism exemplify

5780-400: The occupant military's home country. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Royal Engineers were largely responsible for erecting military bases in the British Isles and the British Empire. In 1792 the Chief Engineer was instructed to prepare the Barrack Construction estimates for Parliament and at the same time the Department of the Barrackmaster-General was established. During the period from

5865-417: The period 1966–70. At the peak of the Vietnam War in 1968, Fort Bragg's military population rose to 57,840. In June 1972, the 1st Corps Support Command arrived at Fort Bragg. In the 1980s, there was a series of deployments of tenant units to the Caribbean , first to Grenada in 1983, Honduras in 1988, and to Panama in 1989. The 5th Special Forces Group departed Fort Bragg in the late 1980s. In 1990,

5950-440: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2000, there were 4,315 households, out of which 85.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.3% were non-families. 2.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

6035-720: The three new battalions, while the second brigade would field three combined arms battalions heavy. The third brigade was to field one light and one heavy combined arms battalion and the 9th Cavalry Brigade two attack helicopter battalions, one combat support aviation battalion, and one cavalry reconnaissance squadron. The division artillery would consist of three battalions equipped with M198 155 mm towed howitzers , one light artillery rocket battalion with M102 105 mm towed howitzers and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems , and one target acquisition battery. The division support command would field three forward support, one cavalry support and one main support battalion. However, because of

6120-530: The very best of the United States military." Fort Liberty is the only installation not to be named after a specific person or people. According to a memorandum published by the Pentagon , the new name changes would cost the Department of Defense $ 62.5 million. In particular, the change to Fort Liberty would cost the Department of Defense $ 6,374,230, making it the most expensive name change. In accordance with

6205-563: The vision was to create three motorized brigades with three new types of infantry battalion: The light attack battalions utilized the Fast Attack Vehicles (FAV - later re-designated the Desert Patrol Vehicle ), essentially a Volkswagen -engined dune buggy with either a 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher or 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun . The FAV was designed to provide highly mobile firepower that could attack

6290-473: The woodpeckers' habitat. White stripes were painted on trees to indicate the location of the habitats, and restrictions limited the scope and duration of training that could take place within 200 feet (61 m) of these locations. Today, the clusters of woodpeckers has more than doubled in size (200 to 493), and many of the training restrictions have been lifted. As of the census of 2000, there were 29,183 people, 4,315 households, and 4,215 families residing on

6375-434: Was 3.72, and the average family size was 3.74. The age distribution in 2000 was 25.8% under the age of 18, 40.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 1.1% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 217.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 293.5 males. All of these statistics are typical for military bases. The median income for

6460-549: Was an airfield on the camp used by aircraft and balloons for artillery spotters. The airfield was named Pope Field on 1 April 1919, in honor of First Lieutenant Harley H. Pope, an airman who was killed while flying nearby. The work on the camp was finished on 1 November 1919. The original plan for six brigades was abandoned after World War I ended and once demobilization had started. The artillerymen, and their equipment and material from Camp McClellan , Alabama, were moved to Camp Bragg and testing began on long-range weapons that were

6545-490: Was assigned to the 9th Cavalry Brigade. McGrath writes that the 9th Infantry Division was organized as follows in 1988: In fiscal year 1989 Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Carl E. Vuono approved the conversion of the division's two combined arms battalions light to standard mechanized infantry battalions. The division was the first to undergo full inactivation following

6630-536: Was commanded by Colonel Charles C. Clark (July 1918 - September 1918), Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (September 1918 - October 1918), Brig. Gen. James A. Ryan (October 1918 - November 1918) acting, Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook (November 1918 - February 1919) The 9th Division was demobilized at Camp Sheridan on 15 February 1919. The division was reconstituted 24 March 1923, allotted to the First Corps Area for mobilization responsibility, and assigned to

6715-584: Was dedicated. In early 1962 the 326 Army Security Agency Company, de-activated after the Korean War , was reactivated at Fort Bragg under XVIIIth Corps. In August of that year, an operational contingent of that Company was relocated to Homestead AFB Florida, due to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Circa 1963, that contingent was reassigned to the newly created USASA 6th Field Station. More than 200,000 young men underwent basic combat training here during

6800-582: Was in the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta from 1967 to 1972. Operating deep within the Viet Cong (VC)–controlled Delta, the Division was charged with protecting the area and its population against VC insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program. Faced with unrelenting physical hardships, a tenacious enemy and the region's rugged terrain,

6885-688: Was inactivated on 15 August 1988 along with the following units: On the same date the 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor, which until then had been attached to the division, was assigned to the division. With the inactivation of the 2nd brigade the remaining units were reassigned among the remaining brigades: 1st brigade now consisted of 2nd Combined Arms Battalion Heavy, 2nd Infantry, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor, and 4th Combined Arms Battalion Light, 23rd Infantry. 3rd brigade consisted of 2nd Light Attack Battalion, 1st Infantry, 3rd Combined Arms Battalion Light, 47th Infantry, and 2nd Combined Arms Battalion Heavy, 60th Infantry. The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion Heavy, 23rd Infantry

6970-610: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Due to the post-war cutbacks, the camp was nearly closed for good when the War Department issued orders to close the camp on 7 August 1921. Brig. Gen. Albert J. Bowley was commander at the camp and after much campaigning, and getting the Secretary of War to visit the camp, the closing order was canceled on 16 September 1921. The Field Artillery Board

7055-579: Was the Army contingent of the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF). This brigade lived on the ships of Navy Task Force 117, and were transported on their infantry missions throughout the Mekong Delta on Tango boats (converted landing craft ) supported by various other armored boats. The MRF was often anchored near the South Vietnamese city of Mỹ Tho , or near the Division's Đồng Tâm Base Camp and they conducted operations in coordination with

7140-649: Was the mobilization post. The 9th Infantry Division was among the first U.S. combat units to engage in offensive ground operations during World War II. (The others were the 32nd and the 41st in the Pacific on New Guinea , Carlson's Raiders on Makin Island , the 1st Marine , and the Americal on Guadalcanal , and, alongside the 9th in North Africa , were the 1st Infantry , 3rd Infantry , 34th Infantry and

7225-449: Was transferred to Camp Bragg on 1 February 1922. Camp Bragg was renamed Fort Bragg, to signify becoming a permanent Army post, on 30 September 1922. From 1923 to 1924 permanent structures were constructed on Fort Bragg, including four barracks. By 1940, the year after World War II started, the population of Fort Bragg was 5,400 and by the following year had reached 67,000. Various units trained at Fort Bragg during World War II, including

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