Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart is a military base of the US Army . The base is in the state of Georgia near the city of Hinesville . The base is named after General Daniel Stewart , who fought with Francis Marion in the American Revolutionary War.
The Fort Stewart site extends over five counties with very extensive training and education facilities and is the largest military facility in CONUS of the Army east of the Mississippi . The base offers training and accommodation facilities for the around 50,000 reservists who pass through it every year.
Around 25,000 soldiers are permanently stationed at Fort Stewart . The base is one of the regional centers of the Hinesville – Fort Stewart metropolitan area .
Stationed units
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3rd U.S. Infantry Division
- 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (Heavy Brigade)
- 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (converted to Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) by 2010 )
- Army Aviation Brigade of the 3rd US Infantry Division
- 3rd logistics brigade
- 92nd Engineer Battalion
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The following units will be reorganized in Fort Stewart by the end of 2011:
- 46th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) ( Infantry - Brigade ) is reorganized at Fort Stewart in 2011
Attached military facilities
- Wright Army Airfield
Air relocation and embarkation assembly points
- Port of Savannah, GA
- Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Fort Stewart at globalsecurity.org (English)
- The Hunter Army Airfield at globalsecurity.org
Coordinates: 31 ° 52 ′ 32.9 " N , 81 ° 36 ′ 21.2" W.