Fort Knox

This article is about the US Army post. For the fortified vault building, see United States Bullion Depository. For other uses, see Fort Knox (disambiguation).

Fort Knox
Kentucky
Location of Fort Knox in Kentucky
Coordinates37°55′N 85°58′W / 37.92°N 85.96°W / 37.92; -85.96
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by
  • 1861–1865: Contested
  • 1865–present: United States
Websitehome.army.mil/knox/
Site history
Built1918
In use
  • 1861–1865: Civil War
  • 1865–1903: Settlement
  • 1903–1918: Training grounds
  • 1918–1925: Camp Knox
  • 1925–1928: National Forest
  • 1928–1931: Camp Knox
  • 1932–present: Fort Knox
Garrison information
Current
commander		Col. Lance O'Bryan[1]
OccupantsMaj. Gen. Johnny K. Davis[2]
Commanding General, Fort Knox

Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. The 109,000-acre (170 sq mi; 440 km2)[3] base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War.

For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. Army Armor Center and School, and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the American tanks of the day; the last was the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The history of the U.S. Army's Cavalry and Armored forces, and of General George S. Patton's career, is shown at the General George Patton Museum[4] on the grounds of Fort Knox.

In 2011, the U.S. Army Armor School moved to Fort Moore, Georgia, where the Infantry School is also based.[5] In 2014, the U.S. Army Cadet Command relocated to Fort Knox and all summer training for ROTC cadets now takes place there.[6]

On 16 October 2020, V Corps was reactivated at Fort Knox, just over seven years after the colors were last cased in Wiesbaden, Germany, in July 2013.[7]

  1. ^ Dehaan, Jenn (1 July 2021). "Col. O'Bryan takes over at garrison". The News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Major General Johnny K. Davis - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Fort Knox | Base Overview & Info". installations.militaryonesource.mil. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ "General George Patton Museum of Leadership – Home". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013.
  5. ^ "eARMOR Armor School Moves Operations to Fort Benning". benning.army.mil. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Army cadet training to move to Fort Knox". 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Historic V Corps activates at Fort Knox on 'picture perfect' day". army.mil. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.