| United States Army Training Center & Fort Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina Richland County, South Carolina 53,000 acres [1] (21,000 ha, 83 sq mi, 210 km2) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USATC_Fort_Jackson.png) USATC & Fort Jackson distinctive unit insignia | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_South_Carolina_location_map.svg)  United States Army Training Center & Fort Jackson &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) United States Army Training Center & Fort Jackson | |
| 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]
- ^ https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/fort-jackson#:~:text=Fort%20Jackson%2C%20adjacent%20to%20Columbia,30th%20and%2081st%20Infantry%20Divisions.
- ^ "Fort Jackson History". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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