71-475: Second Army was most recently located at Fort Belvoir , Virginia as a Direct Reporting Unit to Headquarters U.S. Army, Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6 . Under the CIO/G-6, Second Army served as the single point of contact for Army missions and functions related to reporting on, assessing, planning, coordinating, integrating, synchronizing, directing and conducting Army network operations. This mission ended after
142-532: A Union Army general. The name of the base has been criticized as improperly nostalgic for slavery and the antebellum era . In June 2021, the fort was initially included in a list of military bases to be considered for renaming by a newly created Naming Commission . Later in March 2022, the Commission determined that Fort Belvoir did not meet the criteria provided in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for making
213-757: A 2017 reorganization, when the Second Army was inactivated. Second Army, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), was established in October 1918 during World War I and demobilized in April 1919. A new Second Army operated from 1933 to 1966, and 1983 to 1995, as a training army in the continental United States. On 1 October 2010, U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) was formed as the Army service component command supporting U.S. Cyber Command , commanded by Lt. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez . On 6 March 2014, Army headquarters activated Second Army as
284-662: A direct reporting unit of Army CIO/G-6 with Commander, ARCYBER, dual-hatted as the Second Army Commander. The history of the Second Army began as a fighting army on the battlefields of France in the waning days of World War I. Eager to maintain a hard-fought momentum to drive the Germans out of France, on 10 October 1918, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), selected Lieutenant General Robert L. Bullard to command
355-618: A million men, for employment in all theaters of operation. Second Army continued its training role after the war. In June 1946, Second Army moved its headquarters to Baltimore, Maryland, as one of six Continental Armies under the Army Ground Forces. Second Army encompassed the seven states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In June 1947, Second Army Headquarters moved to Fort George G. Meade , Maryland. On 1 January 1957,
426-739: A renaming recommendation. However, the Commission recommended that the Department of Defense conduct its own review of the naming of the fort based on results of the commission's historical research. Fort Belvoir serves as the headquarters for the Defense Logistics Agency , the Defense Acquisition University , the Defense Contract Audit Agency , the Defense Technical Information Center ,
497-516: A result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission , a substantial number of personnel were transferred to Fort Belvoir, and others were civilians employed there. All major Washington, D.C.-area National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) facilities, including those in Bethesda, MD , Reston, VA , and Washington, D.C. were consolidated at a new facility, the NGA Campus East, situated on
568-504: A training army, preparing nearly one million men to fight. In June 1944, the Army reconstituted the World War I Second Army that had served with the AEF, and consolidated it with the existing Second Army in order to perpetuate the lineage and honors of the World War I unit. During World War II, Second Army trained 11 corps, 55 divisions, and 2,000 smaller units of all arms and services, totaling almost
639-717: Is a fortified vault building adjacent to the Fort Knox Army Post. It is operated by the United States Department of the Treasury , and stores over half the country's gold reserves . It is protected by the United States Mint Police , and is well known for its physical security . The depository was built by the Treasury in 1936 on land transferred to it from Fort Knox. Early shipments of gold totaling almost 13,000 metric tons were escorted by combat cars of
710-482: Is completely surrounded by Fort Knox. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Knox has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,377 people, 2,748 households, and 2,596 families residing on base. The population density
781-623: Is often conflated. The 109,000-acre (170 sq mi; 440 km ) 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
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#1732852878685852-484: Is part of ARCYBER. Organization of the Army just before deactivation was as follows: Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir ( / ˈ b ɛ l v w ɑːr / BEL -vwar ) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia , United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation , seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County
923-646: The 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment to the depository. It has in the past safeguarded other precious items, such as the original copies of both the Constitution of the United States and the United States Declaration of Independence . Parts of the base in Hardin and Meade counties form a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 12,377 at the 2000 census , 10,124 at the 2010 census , and 7,742 at
994-558: The 2020 census . The General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox includes an exhibit highlighting leadership issues that arose from the attacks of 11 September 2001 , which includes two firetrucks. One of them, designated Foam 161, was partially charred and melted in the attack upon the Pentagon. Fort Knox is also the location of the United States Army's Human Resources Command 's Timothy Maude Center of Excellence, which
1065-617: The Department of the Treasury . In addition, Fort Belvoir is home to National Reconnaissance Office 's (NRO) Aerospace Data Facility-East (ADF-E). Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place, consisting of the South Post and North Post and excluding Davison Army Airfield , the North Area, and the Southwest Area. Neighboring CDPs are Mount Vernon to the east, Woodlawn and Groveton to
1136-579: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Belvoir has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. 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
1207-638: The Louisville and Nashville Turnpike . The area was contested by both Union and Confederate forces. Bands of organized guerrillas frequently raided the area during the war. John Hunt Morgan and the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate Army raided the area before staging his infamous raid across Indiana and Ohio . After the Civil War, the area now occupied by the Army was home to various small communities. In October 1903, military maneuvers for
1278-635: The National Defense Act of 1920 . The camp was greatly reduced and became a semi-permanent training center for the 5th Corps Area for Reserve Officer training, the National Guard, and Citizen's Military Training Camps (CMTC). For a short while, from 1925 to 1928, the area was designated as "Camp Henry Knox National Forest." The post contains Godman Army Airfield , which was used by the United States Army Air Corps and its successor,
1349-672: The Organized Reserve on 15 October 1921 and allotted to the Sixth Corps Area. Chicago , Illinois , was designated as the army headquarters on organization, but it was never organized at that location. The Headquarters Company was initiated on 5 August 1922 in Chicago, and was relocated on 18 April 1924 to Oglesby, Illinois . The HHC were withdrawn from the Organized Reserve on 15 September 1927 and demobilized. The HHC, Second Army,
1420-784: The United States Army Air Forces , as a training base during World War II. It was used by the Kentucky Air National Guard for several years after the war until they relocated to Standiford Field in Louisville. The airfield is still used by the United States Army Aviation Branch . For protection after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Declaration of Independence , the Constitution of
1491-890: The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command , the United States Army Military Intelligence Readiness Command , the Missile Defense Agency , the Defense Threat Reduction Agency , and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . Fort Belvoir is home to the Virginia National Guard's 29th Infantry Division (Light) and elements of ten Army Major Commands; nineteen different agencies and direct reporting units of
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#17328528786851562-560: The 7th Cavalry Brigade becoming the 1st Armored Division . The Armored Force School and the Armored Force Replacement Center were also sited at Fort Knox in October 1940, and their successors remained there until 2011, when the Armor School moved to Fort Moore, Georgia (Fort Benning at the time). The site was expanded to cope with its new role. By 1943, there were 3,820 buildings on 106,861 acres (43,245 ha). A third of
1633-562: The Army Theater. There are outdoor venues which include a Memorial Garden, Amphitheater, Parade Ground, and Army Trail. It opened to the public on 11 November 2020. In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests and petitions to rename U.S. army bases with names related to the Confederacy , it was proposed that the fort be renamed as well. While not named after a Confederate officer, it
1704-413: The Army redesignated Second Army as Second United States Army, as one of the six Zone of Interior Armies of the United States. Second U.S. Army supported multi-purpose missions of command, operations, training and provisions of administrative and logistical services to ensure the continued operational readiness of its assigned combat and support units in the active Army, Army Reserves and National Guard. At
1775-524: The CDP was 58.83% White , 16.32% African American , 0.50% Native American , 3.42% Asian , 0.88% Pacific Islander , 4.49% from other races , and 15.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.72% of the population. Of the households, 86.6% were married couple families, 2.8% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 9.8% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 4.21 people. The median age
1846-701: The Department of Army; eight elements of the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard ; and twenty-six Department of Defense agencies. Also located here are the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) , the Military District of Washington's 12th Aviation Battalion which provides rotary-wing movement to the DoD and Congress, a Marine Corps detachment , a United States Air Force activity, United States Army Audit Agency , and an agency from
1917-662: The Distinguished Service Cross. After the armistice, Second Army occupied an area in Belgium and Luxembourg, remaining there until the end of March 1919, and demobilized in France on 15 April 1919. The Second Army was authorized by the National Defense Act of 1920 and was originally to be composed of units primarily from the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Corps Areas . The army Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) were constituted in
1988-552: The Fifth Corps Area troops, and at Camp Custer - Allegan, Michigan , for the Sixth Corps Area troops. The maneuvers, though in separate locations, were tied together by a common scenario and included significant numbers of United States Army Air Corps and mechanized units. The next Second Army maneuver was also a split exercise, this time under the command of Lieutenant General Stanley H. Ford . Held in August-September 1940,
2059-425: The Germans on 10 November. The 7th , 28th , 33rd , and 92nd divisions, then on the Second Army front, began the attacks. Encountering stubborn resistance, Second Army made a considerable advance, recovering a total of approximately 25 square miles of French territory before the armistice terminated hostilities on 11 November. During its first month of combat operations, 102 soldiers serving under Second Army earned
2130-560: The Regular Army and the National Guards of several states were held at West Point, Kentucky , and the surrounding area. In April 1918, field artillery units from Camp Zachary Taylor arrived at West Point for training. 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) near the village of Stithton were leased to the government and construction for a permanent training center was started in July 1918. The new camp
2201-537: The Second Army as specified by the United States Army Center of Military History." The Army Center of Military History agreed to use the naming convention established for geographic Army Service Component Commands, which would not have numbered Army designations; that is, the designation would be U.S. Army Cyber Command and not "Second Army"; only the lineage and honors of Second Army would be assigned to Army Cyber Command. General Orders No. 2010–26 redesignated
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2272-473: The Second Army lineage and honors being withdrawn from Army Cyber Command and assigned to the new unit. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), formerly a Direct Reporting Unit of the Chief Information Officer/G-6, HQDA, which supported Army Cyber Command's mission, was assigned to Second Army in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 162 (a) (2) to carry out
2343-562: The U.S. Army Armor School moved to Fort Moore , Georgia, where the Infantry School is also based. In 2014, the U.S. Army Cadet Command relocated to Fort Knox and all summer training for ROTC cadets now takes place there. 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. The United States Bullion Depository , often known as Fort Knox,
2414-473: The U.S. Army led to Second U.S. Army being inactivated twice from 1966 to 1995. On 1 January 1966, First and Second U.S. Armies merged, resulting in the inactivation of Second U.S. Army. In July 1983, Second U.S. Army reactivated at Fort Gillem , Georgia, and assumed responsibility for Reserve Component matters in seven states and two territories formerly belonging to First Army. In July 1995, First Army left Fort Meade, Maryland, and reorganized at Fort Gillem, upon
2485-692: The United States and the Gettysburg Address were moved for safekeeping to the United States Bullion Depository until Major W. C. Hatfield ordered their release after the D-Day Landings on 19 September 1944. In 1931 a small force of the mechanized cavalry was assigned to Camp Knox to use it as a training site. The camp was turned into a permanent garrison in January 1932 and renamed Fort Knox. The 1st Cavalry Regiment arrived later in
2556-525: The Washington D.C./Virginia area beginning in 2009. New facilities are under construction throughout Fort Knox, such as the new Army Human Resource Center , the largest construction project in Fort Knox's history. It is a $ 185 million, three-story, 880,000-square-foot (82,000 m ) complex of six interconnected buildings, occupying 104 acres (42 ha). In May 2010, The Human Resource Center of Excellence,
2627-527: The age of 18 living with them, 86.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.5% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49 and the average family size was 3.60. The age distribution was 34.9% under the age of 18, 25.5% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
2698-541: The aim of persuading the public to support President Harry S. Truman 's proposal to require all eligible American men to undergo universal military training. Stripes (1981) was filmed using the exterior of Fort Knox but did not show the inside of the facility for security reasons. On 18 October 1993, Arthur Hill went on a shooting rampage, killing three and wounding two more before attempting to take his own life, Hill shot and severely wounded himself. The shooting occurred at Fort Knox's Training Support Center. Prior to
2769-741: The army headquarters to 44 South Second Street, Memphis, Tennessee , on 5 December 1940. The final maneuver in which the Second Army participated prior to World War II was the huge GHQ maneuvers in the Louisiana Maneuver Area in September 1941. The exercise included over 120,000 Second Army soldiers from Regular and National Guard units. The maneuver was conducted against the units of the Third Army between Shreveport and Lake Charles, Louisiana , 15–28 September 1941. Five corps, 18 divisions, and numerous support units participated in this exercise, which
2840-701: The assignment of the VII Corps to the troop list, and the loss of the V and VI Corps to the Third and First Armies , respectively. Additionally, the Headquarters Company, Second Army was activated 18 November 1940 at Chicago. To have more efficient command and control of the Second Army’s subordinate units, then mobilizing and concentrating in Missouri , Arkansas , and Louisiana , Lieutenant General Ben Lear moved
2911-463: The former Engineer Proving Ground site. The cost of the new center was $ 2.4 billion. The Army Historical Foundation announced in March 2017, its intent to begin the construction of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. The museum, set on 84 acres (34 ha), tells the story of the army since 1775. The 185,000-square-foot (17,200 m ) museum features historical galleries, an interactive "Experiential Learning Center" and
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2982-427: The functions assigned to the Secretary of the Army in Titles 10, 40 and 44 United States Code. The resulting command and control arrangement, designating the Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command, also as the Commander, Second Army, optimized the Army's force structure to better support Army Cyber Command's mission. The commander of NETCOM is dual-hatted as deputy commanding general (DCG), Second Army. Second Army served as
3053-419: The height of the Cold War, Second U.S. Army helped mobilize forces for potential conflict. During the Berlin Crisis of 1961 , Second U.S. Army mobilized 39 National Guard and Army Reserve units in the seven state area and eight Army Reserve units from other Army areas. During the Cuban Missile Crisis , Second U.S. Army deployed 41 units, which comprised more than 5,700 military personnel. Reorganizations within
3124-408: The inactivation of Second U.S. Army. The establishment of U.S. Army Cyber Command in 2010 earmarked the Army's entry into the new operational domain of cyberspace and perpetuated the lineage and honors of Second Army. The 1 October 2010, Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) General Orders No. 2010–26, which established Army Cyber Command, stated that it would "perpetuate the lineage and honors of
3195-432: The inactive Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Second U. S. Army, as U.S. Army Cyber Command, with its headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. On 6 March 2014, HQDA General Orders No. 2014-02, activated a new unit designated Second Army as a Direct Reporting Unit of the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 , HQDA, with the Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command as the Commander, Second Army. The General Orders also resulted in
3266-423: The incident, Hill's coworkers claimed they were afraid of being around a mentally unstable person who was at work. Hill died on 21 October of complications from his attempted suicide. On 3 April 2013, a civilian employee was shot and killed in a parking lot on post. The victim was an employee of the United States Army Human Resources Command and was transported to the Ireland Army Community Hospital , where he
3337-413: The largest office building in the state, opened at Fort Knox. It employs nearly 4,300 soldiers and civilians. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates on-post public schools for all sections of the property. They are: The secondary school, formerly Fort Knox High School, was built in 1958 and has undergone only a handful of renovations since then, including a new building which
3408-416: The maneuver was conducted near Fort Knox for the Fifth Corps Area troops, and at Camp McCoy , Wisconsin , for the Sixth Corps Area contingent. The primary focus of this exercise was to train the army and corps staffs, all of which had been provisionally organized with Reserve and Regular officers and men from corps area staffs. Following the 1940 maneuver, the Second Army order of battle was changed to reflect
3479-432: The month to become the 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized). In 1936 the 1st was joined by the 13th to become the 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mechanized). The site quickly became the center for mechanization tactics and doctrine. The success of the German mechanized units at the start of World War II was a major impetus to operations at the fort. A new Armored Force was established in July 1940 with its headquarters at Fort Knox with
3550-427: The nearby Fairfax family grave site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The post was founded during World War I as Camp A. A. Humphreys, named for Union Army general Andrew A. Humphreys , who was also Chief of Engineers . The post was renamed Fort Belvoir in the 1930s at the request of Howard W. Smith , a Congressman from Virginia, in recognition of the Belvoir plantation that once occupied
3621-539: The newly activated Second Army, AEF. Bullard, a Spanish–American War veteran, earned Pershing's confidence and reputation as an aggressive commander, after leading the 1st Infantry Division during the battle of Cantigny. At Cantigny, Bullard delivered the first American victory of the war. Bullard's orders for Second Army were to hold the line on a portion of the St. Mihiel sector along the Lorraine front. In November, General Pershing ordered Second Army to advance toward Metz. Bullard subsequently launched rigorous attacks against
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#17328528786853692-445: The northeast, Hayfield and Kingstowne to the north, and Franconia and Newington to the northwest. At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 7,637 people, 2,107 housing units and 1,810 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 862.9 inhabitants per square mile (333.2/km ). The average housing unit density was 238.1 per square mile (91.9/km ). The racial makeup of
3763-404: The population were military veterans , and 51.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher . In the CDP 4.8% of the population was below the poverty line , including 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and none of those aged 65 or over, with 0.5% of the population without health insurance . The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to
3834-417: The post has been torn down within the last ten years, with another third slated by 2010. In 1947, Fort Knox hosted the Universal Military Training Experimental Unit, a six-month project that aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing new 18–20 year-old Army recruits with basic military training that emphasized physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This project was undertaken with
3905-414: The river, moving in with his family in 1740. Lord Fairfax came to America in 1747 and stayed less than a year at the Belvoir estate before moving to Greenway Court . The Fairfax family lived at Belvoir for over 30 years, but eldest son (and heir) George William Fairfax sailed to England on business in 1773, never to return. The manor home was destroyed by fire in 1783. The ruins of the Belvoir Mansion and
3976-478: The single point of contact for Army missions and functions related to reporting on, assessing, planning, coordinating, integrating, synchronizing, directing and conducting Army network operations. A 2017 reorganization eliminated the need for Second Army's network operations coordinating function, and the unit was inactivated on 31 March 2017. ARCYBER now continues the lineage and honors associated with Second Army, now that Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)
4047-502: The site. The adjacent United States Army Corps of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center retains part of the original name. Camp Humphreys was established in World War I as the U.S. Army Engineers Training School. It served as the post-graduate institution for U.S. Military Academy engineers and a finishing school for engineering troops headed to war. The school, which came to host the Engineer Officer Basic Course, relocated in 1988 from Fort Belvoir to Fort Leonard Wood , in Missouri. As
4118-410: Was 19.5, 48.0% of people were under the age of 18, and 0.1% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 13.2% who had Irish ancestry , 9.5% spoke a language other than English at home, and 3.7% were born outside the United States, 70.7% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 97,290, and the median income for a family was $ 97,101. 19.9% of
4189-420: Was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 155.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 190.3 males. These statistics are generally typical for military bases. The median income for a household on the base was US$ 34,020, and the median income for a family was $ 33,588. Males had a median income of $ 26,011 versus $ 21,048 for females. The per capita income for the base was $ 12,410. About 5.8% of
4260-461: Was 591.7 inhabitants per square mile (228.5/km ). There were 3,015 housing units at an average density of 144.1/sq mi (55.6/km ). The racial makeup of the base was 66.3% White , 23.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.7% Asian , 0.4% Pacific Islander , 4.3% from other races , and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.4% of the population. There were 2,748 households, out of which 77.7% had children under
4331-620: Was completed in 2007. Source: Source: Fort Knox is located at 37°54'09.96" North, 85°57'09.11" West, along the Ohio River . The depository itself is located at 37°52'59.59" North, 85°57'55.31" West. According to the Census Bureau , the base CDP has a total area of 20.94 square miles (54.23 km ), of which 20.92 sq mi (54.18 km ) is land and 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km )—0.14%—is water. Communities near Fort Knox include Brandenburg , Elizabethtown , Hodgenville , Louisville , Radcliff , Shepherdsville , and Vine Grove, Kentucky . The Meade County city of Muldraugh
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#17328528786854402-411: Was named after Henry Knox , the Continental Army 's chief of artillery during the Revolutionary War and the country's first Secretary of War . The camp was extended by the purchase of a further 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in June 1918 and construction properly began in July 1918. The building program was reduced following the end of the war and reduced further following cuts to the army in 1921 after
4473-416: Was named in honor of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude , the highest-ranking member of the U.S. military to die in the attacks of 11 September 2001. Fortifications were constructed near the site in 1861, during the Civil War when Fort Duffield was constructed. Fort Duffield was located on what was known as Muldraugh Hill on a strategic point overlooking the confluence of the Salt and Ohio Rivers and
4544-439: Was named. It was known as Camp A. A. Humphreys from 1917 to 1935 and Fort Belvoir afterward. Fort Belvoir is home to a number of significant United States military organizations. With nearly twice as many workers as The Pentagon , Fort Belvoir is the largest employer in Fairfax County. Fort Belvoir comprises three geographically distinct areas: main base, Davison Army Airfield , and Fort Belvoir North. The Fort Belvoir site
4615-409: Was originally the home of William Fairfax , the cousin and land agent of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron the proprietor of the Northern Neck , which stood on land now part of the base. William Fairfax purchased the property in 1738 when his cousin arranged for him to be appointed customs agent (tax collector) for the Potomac River, and William erected an elegant brick mansion overlooking
4686-431: Was pronounced dead. This shooting caused a temporary lockdown that was lifted around 7 p.m. the same day. U.S. Army Sgt. Marquinta E. Jacobs, a soldier stationed at Fort Knox, was charged on 4 April with the shooting. Jacobs pleaded guilty to charges of premeditated murder and aggravated assault, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on 10 January 2014. The Army Human Resources Command Center relocated to Fort Knox from
4757-421: Was reconstituted in the Regular Army on 9 August 1932 and allotted to the Sixth Corps Area. The headquarters was organized 22 August 1932 at Chicago, while the Headquarters Company was organized 26 February 1935 at Chicago. Due to the abandonment in 1933 of the “Six Army” plan in favor of the “Four Army” plan, the Second Army area was restructured to include only the Fifth and Sixth Corps Areas. The Fourth Corps Area
4828-408: Was renamed after a slave plantation that was once owned by prominent 18th century Loyalist land owner George William Fairfax . Representative Howard W. Smith, who requested the 1930 renaming, was an old-school Southern Democrat who was sympathetic to the then-popular Dunning School of history that revered the Confederacy , and resented a base in Virginia being named after Andrew A. Humphreys ,
4899-400: 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 on the grounds of Fort Knox. In 2011,
4970-473: Was the largest peacetime military maneuver ever conducted in the United States. These maneuvers were designed to test and validate a myriad of doctrinal and organizational ideas, and to provide a basis for modernizing the U.S. Army. Following the maneuvers, the Second Army Headquarters and Headquarters Company returned to Memphis, where they were located on 7 December 1941. Although the Second Army did not fight overseas during World War II, it earned distinction as
5041-576: Was transferred to the Third Army . The Second Army's mission was to develop defense and operational plans for contingencies near the Great Lakes and the north-central United States, review the mobilization plans of the Fifth and Sixth Corps Areas, and oversee the training of units in the Army area. As part of the responsibility to oversee training, the Second Army staff planned, conducted, and/or participated in three major maneuvers between 1936 and 1941. The August 1936 maneuvers were actually two separate exercises and were held at Fort Knox , Kentucky , for
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