United States Army Training Center & Fort Jackson | |
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Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina Richland County, South Carolina 53,000 acres [1] (21,000 ha, 83 sq mi, 210 km2) | |
Coordinates | 34°2′21″N 80°49′20″W / 34.03917°N 80.82222°W |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army |
Website | home.army.mil/jackson |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 |
In use | 1917–present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Chaplain Center and School Soldier Support Institute Drill Sergeant School U.S. Army Basic Training Center of Excellence |
Fort Jackson is a United States Army installation, which TRADOC operates on for Basic Combat Training (BCT), and is located within the city of Columbia, South Carolina. This installation is named for Andrew Jackson, a United States Army general and the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837) who was born in the border region of North and South Carolina.[2][a]
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