Capacity and Capability

• Ability to absorb Joint and Cross-service Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps missions
• 1,614 students from the Marines, Navy, and Air Force trained in nine different courses
• Federal agencies to include Department of Homeland Security and FBI
• R&D opportunities with more than 8 colleges & universities in the local area
• Local commerce and industry in support of a growing Fort Benning
• 21,653 barracks space available
• 3,999 housing units
• 210,000 square feet of administrative space available
• 1,321 acres surveyed as ready to build
• Utilities Systems capable of expanding an average 66%
• New digital ranges under construction
• Greater Columbus area is ready to accommodate expansion
  • 42,645 new jobs created in past 15 years
  • $2.4 Billion capital investments
  • Average 7% yearly increase in new home starts
  • Approximately 10,000 new homes/multi family units projects in the next five years

By Land, Sea, or Air

Fort Benning can deploy a Mechanize Infantry Brigade in a short period of time by land, sea or air, anywhere in the world.

By Land (Ochillee Rail Head)

• Capable of staging 72 rail cars.
• Capable of deploying 216 rail cars per day.
• Separate wash facility and ammunition loading area.
• Direct link to road deployment network.

By Sea (JAXPORT - Jacksonville, FL)

• Provide all Port Support for deployment efforts at JAXPORT.
• Fully operational in support of Iraqi Freedom since February 03.
• Supported 32 vessels with 27,410 pieces of equipment.
• Largest single sea deployment site in Iraqi Freedom

By Air (Lawson Army Airfield)

• Capable of handling any aircraft that flies with a newly expanded 10,000 ft. runway.
• Capable of hosting a maximum of 7 C-5s or 14 C-17s.
• 1,500 soldier passenger processing facility.

Fort Benning Land Usage

Gross Acreage (183,243 acres) Cantonment (12,531 acres) Outdoor Recreation (921 acres) Heavy Maneuver (78,432 acres) Light Maneuver (25,836 acres) Non-Dudded Impact (37,858 acres) Range (3,165 acres) Dudded Impact (16,068 acres)

Fort Benning has over 180,000 acres at its main installation. It also has mountain availability for training in Dahlonega, GA and swamp, river and coastal training at Fort Eglin Air force base and Camp Rutter Florida. The Chattahoochee river runs through Fort Benning allowing for both fast and slow bridge training opportunities in both Georgia and Alabama. It is one of only two bases that have this unique opportunity.

Army Owned Recreation

Uchee Creek

On the southwestern side of Fort Benning is a place where trees grow tall and the water of an inviting inlet flows deep and cool. This is Uchee Creek Army Campground and Marina — a place where active duty and retired military personnel, DOD civilians, their families and other eligible personnel can spend a weekend or an entire vacation enjoying the natural beauty of the scenic Chattahoochee River. Click on the following link, UCHEE CREEK, for more detailed information from the Fort Benning MWR site.

Destin Recreation Area

The Destin Recreation Area's 15 1/2 acres of land located on the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay provide active duty and retired military personnel, their families, and DA civilians many ways to unwind and enjoy a tropical vacation just 220 miles south of Fort Benning. The recreation area is located only a short drive from Florida's breathtaking beaches. Click on the following link, Destin Recreation Area, for more detailed information from the Fort Benning MWR site.