The Big Move
Fort Benning, GA: Major training base; Army Infantry School
- 1 Brigade Combat Team [3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)]
Fort Bliss, TX: 1.2 million training acres (20,000 new troops)
- 4 BCTs [1st Armored Division]
- 1st Armored Division headquarters
Fort Bragg, NC: Major airborne training base; Army Special
- 4 BCTs [82nd Airborne Division]
- 82nd Airborne Division headquarters
- XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters
Fort Campbell, KY: More than 93,000 acres of training ranges
- 4 BCTs [101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)]
- 101st Airborne Division headquarters
Fort Carson, CO: 236,000-acre training site; near Peterson Air Force Base and Northern Command (8,200 new troops)
- 4 BCTs [4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)]
- 4th Infantry Division headquarters
Fort Drum, NY: More than 100,000 acres; new inclement weather weapons training center (6,100 new troops)
- 3 BCTs [10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)]
- 10th Mountain Division headquarters
Fort Hood, TX: At 340 square miles, the largest Army post in U.S.
- 5 BCTs [four in 1st Cavalry Division; one in 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment]
- 1st Cavalry Division headquarters
- III Corps headquarters
Fort Knox, KY: Armor Center and Armor School, and Army Recruiting Command
- 1 BCT [1st Infantry Division]
Fort Lewis, WA: Premier installation in Northwest; nearby 324,000-acre Yakima Training Center (11,300 new troops)
- 3 Stryker BCTs [2nd Infantry Division]
- I Corps headquarters
Fort Polk, LA: Joint Readiness Training Center, combined arms training
- 1 BCT [10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)]
Fort Richardson, AK: Adjacent to Elmendorf Air Force Base, with 47,000 acres of infantry training area
- 1 BCT [25th Infantry Division (Light)]
Fort Riley, KS: More than 70,000 acres for tank maneuvers and live fire training; state-of-the-art railhead facilities (9,400 new troops)
- 3 BCTs [1st Infantry Division]
- 1st Infantry Division headquarters
Fort Stewart, GA: 280,000 acres; units can deploy through the Port of Savannah and Hunter Army Airfield
- 3 BCTs [3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)]
- 3rd Infantry Division headquarters
Fort Wainwright, AK: Temperature ranges from 65 below to 90 degrees; 870,000 training acres
- 1 Stryker BCT [25th Infantry Division (Light)]
Schofield Barracks, HI: Fewer than 5,000 training acres
- 2 BCTs , one is a Stryker BCT [25th Infantry Division]
Fort Irwin, CA: National Training Center with range the size of Rhode Island; resident combined-arms opposing force
- 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (a special BCT for training)
Korea:
- 1 BCT [2nd Infantry Division]
- 2nd Infantry Division headquarters
Germany:
- 1 Stryker BCT (2nd Cavalry Regiment)
Italy:
- 1 BCT (173rd Airborne Brigade)
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