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  ftgillem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Fort Gillem is an U.S. Army installation, covering an area of approximately 1,500 acres.
Fort Gillem is located in northwestern Georgia in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Fort Gillem set a pollution prevention goal of reducing the generation of hazardous waste by 25% by December 31, 1999 from the baseline year of 1994.
www.p2pays.org /ref/06/05695.htm   (345 words)

  
 Fort McPherson / Fort Gillem
Both Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem are small in area, but they were giants in the defense picture due to the many headquarters and tenant organizations until the BRAC 2005 Commission recommended their closure.
Fort Gillem in Forest Park is Clayton County's third largest employer according to the March 1999 Clayton County Chamber of Commerce survey.
Fort Gillem, a 1,500-acre Military Camp, is a logistical support hub for Fort McPherson and is home to 51 tenants including organizations from the Active Component, Reserve Component, Georgia Army National Guard, and other Department of Defense and federal agencies.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-mcpherson.htm   (4541 words)

  
 Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell supports the 3rd largest military population in the Army and the 7th largest in the Department of Defense.
Fort Campbell's primary mission is to advance the combat readiness of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the non-divisional units posted at the installation through training, mobilization, and deployment.
Fort Campbell's 105,068-acre installation is located in southwestern Kentucky and north central Tennessee in portions of four counties and two states.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-campbell.htm   (2254 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Fort Gillem
Renamed Atlanta Army Depot in 1962, the post was finally named Fort Gillem in 1973 in honor of Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem Jr., former commander of the Third Army, which is based at Fort McPherson.
Fort Gillem is home to the Atlanta Distribution Center of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and to the Third Military Police Group (CID) United States
In 2005 the U.S. secretary of defense recommended the closure of Fort Gillem, which is scheduled to take place in September 2011.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-935   (431 words)

  
 Military Installation Guides 2.0
Fort McPherson, steeped in tradition and proud of its appearance and history, is a blend of the old and the new as it begins a second century of service to the nation.
Fort McPherson's nearest Army neighbor and sub-installation is Fort Gillem, located in nearby Forest Park.
Fort McPherson was established in 1886 and became a permanent Army installation on May 4, 1889.
benefits.military.com /misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=1180   (783 words)

  
 First U.S. Army History
Second U.S. Army was reactivated at Fort Gillem, GA, and assumed responsibility for Reserve Component matters in seven states and two territories formerly belonging to First Army.
Fort Gillem was formerly known as the Atlanta Army Depot.
The name was selected in memory of Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., who began his career as a private at Fort McPherson in 1910 and retired 40 years later as commanding general of Third U.S. Army, now headquartered at Fort McPherson.
www.first.army.mil /history.htm   (431 words)

  
 Fort Negley Park
The remains of Fort Negley are located on a high hill south of downtown Nashville at the confluence of Interstates 65 and 40 and adjacent to the Cumberland Science Museum and Greer Stadium.
In December 2004, the historic fort was re-opened to the public for the first time in 60 years, complete with parking, walkways and interpretive signage.
One day, it is envisioned, Fort Negley will serve as an interpretive center for the Battle of Nashville and the study of Nashville under Union occupation during the war.
www.bonps.org /tour/ftnegley.htm   (314 words)

  
 Welcome Page
Fort Gillem's nearest Army neighbor is Fort McPherson located in the heart of the city of Atlanta.
Fort McPherson is also home to the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Third United States Army and the United States Army Reserve Command.
Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem share common services and morale support activities, and host The Army Ground Forces Band and many other units and activities.
www.forscom.army.mil /52ndeod/welcome.htm   (220 words)

  
 Creative Loafing Atlanta
The lake is in the middle of a "plume" of contaminated soil that seeps from Fort Gillem, according to a 2003 newsletter sent by the Army to neighbors.
When I called Fort Gillem spokesman Morton, his first response was, "Here we go again," referring to the periodic media inquiries.
As I was leaving Fort Gillem last week, I drove past a new cul-de-sac development being built east of Joy Lake -- and right over the pollution seeping from the post.
atlanta.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:111068   (1150 words)

  
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Fort Gillem, a satellite base of Fort McPherson, is neighboring Clayton County's third largest employer.
Gillem was the first Army base to spark debate by the BRAC panel during its meeting Wednesday.
Forts McPherson and Gillem are in close proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -- one of the nation's busiest airports, and their supporters had argued that was a reason to keep them open.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=42995   (1240 words)

  
 Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC - Photos
FORT GILLEM, Ga. (Nov. 4, 2005) - Bob Dalton, civil affairs specialist for Third U.S. Army, crosses the finish line as the overall male winner of the 22nd Annual Fort Gillem Gallop 5K race at Stephens Lake, Nov. 4.
FORT GILLEM, Ga. (Nov. 4, 2005) - The Third U.S. Army Running Team placed 2nd overall in the 22nd Annual Fort Gillem Gallop 5K at Stephens Lake Nov. 4.
FORT MCPHERSON, Ga. (Nov. 8, 2005) - Third U.S. Army Chief of Staff Col. Richard McEvoy (center, in DCUs) leads a group of World War II veterans and their spouses on a tour of the Third Army Headquarter building Nov. 8 at Fort McPherson.
www.arcent.army.mil /cflcc_today/2005/november/nov04_18.asp   (1298 words)

  
 Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson--together with its sister post, Fort Gillem--is a Forces Command installation.
Fort McPherson is located on nearly 500 acres just south of Atlanta.
Fort Gillem has almost 1,400 acres and is located 20 minutes from Fort McPherson.
hometown.aol.com /jlowry3402/ftmcpherson.html   (86 words)

  
 Fort Tours | Fort McPherson
Anyone entering Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem should be prepared to show a military-issued identification card.
Anyone entering either post also should be prepared to have their vehicle inspected as they enter the installations -- a process that may greatly increase the amount of time necessary to get on post.
Wilson Avenue, which runs on Fort McPherson from Walker Avenue past the pond to the front of the U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters (USARC HQs), is closed in preparation of construction on the new Main Access Control Point.
www.forttours.com /pages/fortmcpherson.asp   (180 words)

  
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Closing Fort Gillem or nearby Fort McPherson in south Fulton County is almost unthinkable to a small-business man like Lee.
Additionally, the forts serve a local population of 177,268, including 131,000 retirees and their families who shop at the commissaries and take advantage of other services.
Fort Gillem, a satellite of Fort McPherson on 1,474 acres in Forest Park, is home to the First U.S. Army.
www.nawcwpns.navy.mil /~tlibrary/pg/4-8-4.doc   (7590 words)

  
 Fort McPherson, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort McPherson is a U.S. Army post located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of Atlanta.
During WWI Fort McPherson was used to house German naval prisoners of war.
Fort Gillem, its neighbor and sub-installation, shares several common services, morale support activities, and other activities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_McPherson   (254 words)

  
 AGL Resources - Press Room
Behind the security gates at Fort McPherson lies a wonderland of majestic trees, historic buildings, tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course, fashionable homes and acres and acres of green space.
Fort McPherson, in southwest Atlanta near East Point, has 550 acres of rolling hills with 100-year-old trees as well as some buildings that date to the late 1800s.
Nearly all of the last seven years of his 20-year military career were spent at Fort McPherson, which remains his geographic connection to the military.
www.aglresources.com /pressroom/press_FortMcPh7_11_05.aspx   (986 words)

  
 July 1998 Engineer Update
Although small in area, Fort McPherson, Ga., and its sub-installation, Fort Gillem, are home to some of the most significant organizations in the Army.
Fort Gillem covers more than three times the acreage of Fort McPherson.
The McPherson Resident Office supports construction at Fort McPherson, Fort Gillem, Camp Merrill, and Army Reserve centers in north Georgia.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/jul98/story15.htm   (990 words)

  
 57:0095(26)RP - Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, GA and Army, First US Army, Fort Gillem, GA and AFGE Local 1759 - ...
As relevant here, the RD found that eligible employees of the First Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia have accreted into the bargaining unit for which the Union is the exclusive representative.
The Union is the exclusive representative of a unit of eligible employees at the United States Army at Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem, Georgia (hereinafter "the existing unit").
As the Union's petition may not be granted unless there has been a sufficient change and all three appropriate unit criteria are satisfied, the RD may, on remand, find a different issue dispositive of the petition.
www.flra.gov /decisions/v57/57-026.html   (1532 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: Opinions:Saving Fort Gordon 02/21/03
Fort Gordon has played an important role in the nation's defense for many decades; now, as U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood, R-Ga., made clear last week, it is the fort itself that needs defense - from BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure Commission).
Fort Gordon, the area's No. 1 employer on the Georgia side of the river, is no longer a sure thing.
Second, a combined effort involving Fort Gordon, Augusta's medical community and federal, state and local disaster-management agencies holds unique potential to establish the fort as a national training center for medical communications and security needs related to mass-casualty events such as a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/022103/opi_089-6421.shtml   (800 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Park at Fort Gillem is located in Ellenwood, Georgia In terms of driving time, the community is approximately 30 minutes from Buckhead, 20 minutes from Downtown Atlanta, and 25 minutes from Tucker with no traffic.
Park at Fort Gillem is a rental community comprised of 125 townhomes, duplexes and single-family homes.
As the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Gillem was reduced, the community opened up to both military and non-military families.
www.reliantmg.com   (298 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bilbray said yesterday that Fort Gillem has an excellent chance of getting off the list of bases to be closed.
Fort Gillem—along with Fort McPherson, the Naval Air Station in Marietta and the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens—has been tapped for closure.
Congressman David Scott says that what might help Fort Gillem avoid closure is more than 240 million dollars in new building projects there including a state-of-the-art forensic crime lab and facilities for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross.
www.11alive.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=64475   (174 words)

  
 KnowledgePlex: Article: No Welcome Mat for FEMA Office
City officials want to redevelop the fort with new homes and commercial office space and are working to find another site in Georgia for the federal agency.
Fort Gillem is an attractive location to FEMA for many reasons.
The agency has used Fort Gillem as a logistics center since the 1970s, Hudak said.
www.knowledgeplex.org /news/199541.html   (487 words)

  
 Military Intelligence Readiness Command - Overview
The MIRC relocated to Fort Gillem, Ga. in January of 2005 and took residence in the reserve center.
From July 2004 to September 15, 2005, the MIRC was heavily involved in standing up the newly formed headquarters, assuming command and control of Continental United States (CONUS) based units, and facilitating the deployment of force packages in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
While the MIRC is presently split-stationed between Fort Belvoir, Va. and Fort Gillem, Ga., the command will eventually be solely located at Fort Belvoir.
www.armyreserve.army.mil /USARC/DRC/MIRC   (353 words)

  
 CUNA News Now: Fort Gillem, McPherson closures leave uncertainty
FORT McPHERSON, Ga. (8/26/05)--The decision by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to close Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem in Georgia has left uncertainty for two credit unions there.
Amy Osborne, president of Fort McPherson FCU, which has a military-based charter, when asked about the impact of a closure on the credit union, said, "We don't know anything yet.
What we've heard is exactly what you've heard on television, so it'd be premature to comment" on what the effect would be.
www.cuna.org /newsnow/05/system082505-7.html   (185 words)

  
 New Armies New Responsibilities
In June 1966, the former moved to Fort Meade from Fort Jay, on Governors Island, N.Y., and merged with Second Army under a reorganization that divided the United States into six Army areas.
It was reactivated in 1933 at Fort Jay, N.Y., commanded six corps of soldiers from all three military components and was responsible for conducting annual maneuvers.
The move to Fort Meade in 1966 took the headquarters of the elite First Army to an installation that dates to 1917 when it was one of 16 cantonments built for troops drafted for World War I. During that era more than 100,000 men passed through it.
www.army.mil /soldiers/oct95/p26.html   (1191 words)

  
 CSI: Army
The Department of Defense consolidated forensics investigations at Fort Gillem in 1993 after closing other labs in Europe and Japan.
Officials expect the lab to remain at Fort Gillem even after the Army base closes in a few years.
The lab used to operate in a cramped warehouse at Fort Gillem.
www.military.com /soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_CSI,,00.html   (533 words)

  
 Board: Close 4 Metro Military Facilities - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The commission decided to side with the Pentagon in closing Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson, Fort Gillem, the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens and the Naval Air Station-Atlanta in Marietta.
But the commission was debating Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and the Red River Army Depot in Texas separately.
Fort McPherson will lose 4,141 jobs, the most of any base on Georgia's hit list.
www.wsbtv.com /news/4889946/detail.html   (1442 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Although neither French settlement fell within the present-day boundaries of Georgia, they were contained within France's larger claim to the Southeast.
In response to France's settlements, Spain sent a large force to La Florida to expel the French and begin building a series of forts and religious outposts from St. Augustine northward to Port Royal.
Thus, the history of military fortifications associated with Georgia involves some forts outside the state's current boundaries.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/gahistoricforts.htm   (149 words)

  
 Army criminal DNA results in question - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com
The Gillem lab is now reviewing all cases that the unidentified examiner handled, including an unspecified number that led to criminal convictions, officials said.
The lab at Fort Gillem is the only Army facility that performs forensic examinations in support of military criminal cases.
This was not the first indication of potential problems at Fort Gillem.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9089283   (506 words)

  
 Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC Home Page
Supporting Our Friends in Iraq and Afghanistan (SOFIA) is a Department of Defense program that seeks to hire motivated civilian employees to help the fledgling Iraqi and Afghani governments in their quest to become full-fledged democracies.
FORT MCPHERSON, Ga. (December 1, 2006) - The Third Army Surgeon's Office sponsored a two-day Medical Protection System Training class on Nov 30 and Dec 1 at Third Army Headquarters.
This system is used to track all immunization, medical readiness, and deployment data for all Active and Reserve components Soldiers of the Army as well as Army Civilians and contractors.
www.arcent.army.mil   (286 words)

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