Fort Eisenhower
US Army post near Grovetown, GA, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fort Eisenhower, formerly known as Fort Gordon and Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established southwest of Augusta, Georgia in October 1941. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps, United States Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence as well as the National Security Agency/Central Security Service' Georgia Cryptologic Center (NSA Georgia or NSAG). It was once the home of the Provost Marshal General School and Civil Affairs School. Fort Eisenhower is one of the largest US Army installations in the world with more than 16,000 military service members and 13,500 civilian personnel assigned to it.[1]
Fort Eisenhower | |
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Augusta, Georgia | |
Area | 86.87 square miles (225.0 km2) |
Site information | |
Owner | United States federal government |
Controlled by | United States Army |
Status | Active |
Website | home |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 (1941) |
In use | October 1941–present |
Garrison information | |
Current commander | Major General Ryan M. Janovic |
Garrison | U.S. Army Garrison Fort Eisenhower |
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One of the major components of the installation is Advanced Individual Training for Signal Corps military occupational specialties. Signals Intelligence has become more visible and comprises more and more of the post's duties.[1]