Fort Gordon is approximately 140 miles east of Atlanta, 80 miles southwest of Columbia, S.C., and 122 miles northwest of Savannah, Ga. These exits will lead you onto Fort Gordon through Gate 6 Fort Gordon’s Main Gate (Visitors and Commercial Access) or Gate 1 (McKenna Gate: DOD ID Card holders and those with authorized Fort Gordon Access Credentials/documents only). Or take the Bobby Jones Expressway (Interstate 520, Exit 196) then drive east on Interstate 520 to Exit 4 onto Highway 278 (Gordon Highway/Fort Gordon exit). Jimmie Dyess Parkway (Interstate 20, Exit 194) leads you directly to Fort Gordon’s main entrance for DOD ID Card holders and those with authorized Fort Gordon Access Credentials/documents. The installation is key to service member readiness, allowing troops to maneuver in more than 49 training areas, fire at more than 11 ranges or shoot artillery, mortars and other munitions into multiple impact areas.įort Gordon can be reached from Interstate 20, on the western edge of Augusta, Ga. The installation supports a population of roughly 80,000, including military Families, contractors, retirees and others.įort Gordon encompasses 55,596 acres. Army Cyber Center of Excellence.įort Gordon has approximately 16,000 service members (including active duty, national guard and reserve) and another 9,000 civilian employees. In March 2014, Fort Gordon was designated as the U.S. Signal Intelligence has become more visible and comprises more and more of the fort's duties. In 1966–68 the Army's Signal Officer Candidate School (located at Fort Monmouth during World War II and the Korean War) graduated over 2,200 Signal officers.
The main component of the post is the Advanced Individual Training for Signal Corps military occupational specialties. The fort is located next to Augusta, Georgia to the southwest of the city. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Cyber Center of Excellence and was once the home of The Provost Marshal General School. Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917.
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