Arriving Fort Benning, GA

25 Sep 2009 - Fort Benning, GA

I arrived at Fort Benning about 4:30 PM (1630 Military Time) after a 2 hour drive from Atlanta.

Fort Benning was established is 1918 and is named for Major General Henry L. Benning. Known as the "Home of the Infantry, Fort Benning is a US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) installation. The installation is home to the U.S. Army Infantry Training Brigade, U.S. Infantry School, Ranger Training Brigade, Airborne School, and School of the Americas.

South of Columbus, Georgia, it has an active duty population of 34,834. This includes both active military and reserves. It covers 181,626 acres of land including open water, ponds, streams, and rivers. The Chattahoochee River divides Fort Benning between Georgia and Alabama.

I checked in at the CRC, dropped my bags in the assigned locker, walked back to the car, and drove back off base with Cherri and Magy for dinner.

Training for civilians and military preparing for the middle east in conducted a the CONUS Replacement Center (CRC). The full name is Continental United States (CONUS) Replacement Center. The mission of CRC is to receive and process individual non-unit related personnel (NRPs) of all branches and components, civilians employees, contractors and units for deployment to and re-deployment
from theaters of operations in various locations across the globe.