Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a town in El Paso County in the US state of Colorado , United States , with 13,813 inhabitants (as of 2010 ). The place is mainly characterized by military facilities. The geographic coordinates are: 38.74 ° north, 104.78 ° west. The catchment area of the city is 24.3 km 2 .
Stationed units
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4th US Infantry Division
- 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) (Infantry Brigade)
- 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 43rd Logistics Brigade
- 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brigade
By the end of 2011, the following units were reorganized in Fort Carson:
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4th US Infantry Division
- 5th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) (Infantry Brigade)
Fort Carson also includes Butts Army Air Field , three miles south, home of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade .
sons and daughters of the town
- Shaham Joyce (born 1978), pop singer
Web links
- Military site of Fort Carson (English)
Coordinates: 38 ° 45 ′ N , 104 ° 47 ′ W