Fort Benning

Fort Benning is a United States Army post in the , area. Located on 's border with , Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: United States Army post outside Columbus, Georgia, previously known as Fort Moore
  • Also known as: Camp Benning”, “Fort Benning, Georgia”, “Fort Moore”, and “Fort Moore, Georgia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.

Government office
The , formerly the School of the Americas, is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Benning in , the school being renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baker Village.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in . It is located southwest of the central business district of Downtown. The apartment complex in this neighbourhood has been demolished and is now the site of the new Arbour Village apartment community which is currently under construction. is situated 5 miles north of Fort Benning.

Fort Benning

Latitude
32.35237° or 32° 21′ 9″ north
Longitude
-84.96882° or 84° 58′ 8″ west
Elevation
308 feet (94 metres)
IATA airport code
LSF
United Nations Location Code
US LSF
Open location code
864Q922J+WF
Geo­Names ID
4195789
Wiki­data ID
Q1438462
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Fort Benning” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Форт Бэнінг
  • Belarusian: Форт-Бэнінг
  • Belarusian: Форт-Мур
  • Bulgarian: Форт Бенинг
  • Bulgarian: Форт Беннинг
  • Bulgarian: Форт Мур
  • Catalan: Fort Moore
  • Chinese: 本寧堡
  • Chinese: 班宁堡
  • Chinese: 班寧堡
  • Czech: Fort Moore
  • Danish: Fort Moore
  • Dutch: Fort Benning
  • Dutch: Fort Moore
  • Eastern Mari: Форт-Беннинг
  • Estonian: Fort Benning
  • Estonian: Fort Moore
  • Finnish: Fort Moore
  • French: Fort Benning
  • French: Fort Moore
  • German: Fort Benning
  • German: Fort Moore
  • Haitian: Fort Moore, Georgie
  • Haitian: Fort Moore
  • Hebrew: מבצר בנינג
  • Hebrew: פורט בנינג
  • Hungarian: Fort Moore
  • Inari Sami: Fort Moore
  • Indonesian: Fort Moore
  • Italian: Fort Moore
  • Italian: Forte Benning
  • Japanese: フォート・ベニング
  • Japanese: フォート・ベニング基地
  • Japanese: フォート・ムーア
  • Japanese: ベニング基地
  • Kalo Finnish Romani: Fort Moore
  • Kildin Sami: Форт-Беннинг
  • Korean: 베닝 군영
  • Korean: 베닝 요새
  • Korean: 캠프 베닝
  • Korean: 포트 무어
  • Korean: 포트 베닝
  • Lule Sami: Fort Moore
  • Northern Sami: Fort Moore
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Fort Moore
  • Norwegian: Fort Moore
  • Persian: فورت بنینگ
  • Pite Sami: Fort Moore
  • Polish: Fort Moore
  • Portuguese: Fort Benning
  • Portuguese: Fort Moore
  • Portuguese: Forte Benning
  • Russian: Форт-Беннинг
  • Skolt Sami: Fort Moore
  • Slovenian: Fort Moore
  • Southern Sami: Fort Moore
  • Spanish: Fuerte Benning (Georgia)
  • Spanish: Fuerte Benning
  • Swedish: Fort Moore
  • Tornedalen Finnish: Fort Moore
  • Ukrainian: Форт Беннінг
  • Ukrainian: Форт Мур
  • Ume Sami: Fort Moore
  • Vietnamese: Fort Benning
  • Vietnamese: Pháo đài Moore

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