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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson is home to the headquarters of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), which is responsible for the command and control, unit training, and operational readiness of the active army, National Guard, and reserve.
During the Spanish-American War, Fort McPherson served as a major military hospital and held a small number of prisoners from the Cuban campaign.
Fort McPherson also became an officer training camp, a mechanical repair depot, and home to General Hospital no. 6, which treated the sick sent from various training camps around the country and the wounded from the battlefields.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1091   (1065 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Foreign Prisoners of War
During the Spanish-American War (1898), Fort McPherson, on the southwest side of Atlanta, held sixteen Spanish prisoners of war who were captured in Cuba.
Six hundred of the enlisted men at Fort McPherson were then sent to satellite labor camps to work on farms.
Fort Oglethorpe was left largely with the German cultural and intellectual elite.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/GovernmentPolitics/MilitaryPresenceinGeorgia&id=h-592   (1091 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 the Reconstruction era, it was named McPherson Barracks and served as a base for federal troops occupying Atlanta.
During World War I Fort McPherson was used to house German naval prisoners of war.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_McPherson   (245 words)

  
 History of Fort Gillem
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.
Fort Gillem was formerly known as the Atlanta Army Depot and the Atlanta General Depot before that.
On June 28, 1973, responsibility for the installation was transferred from Army Materiel Command to U.S. Army Forces Command, renamed Fort Gillem and made a satellite installation of Fort McPherson.
www.mcpherson.army.mil /historyg.htm   (253 words)

  
 Fort Tours | Fort McPherson
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.
At Fort McPherson, the Main Gate is open 24 hours.
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)

  
 History of the Fort Gordon DENTAC
This RDC includes DENTACs at Fort Gordon, Fort Benning, and Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and subordinate Clinic Commands at Fort McClellan, Fort Rucker, and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and Fort McPherson and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
The Fort McPherson Dental Clinic, located in Bldg 100 at Fort McPherson, Georgia, is a 14 chair clinic that opened for dental care in 1967.
The personnel from Fort Buchanan provide excellent support for the residents as arrangements are being made and while the resident is in Puerto Rico.
serdc.amedd.army.mil /history.htm   (772 words)

  
 AutoCare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Fort McPherson, Georgia, is a few miles southwest of downtown Atlanta, it is the headquarters for the 'Army in Atlanta'.
The fort is steeped in tradition and proud of its heritage.
Fort McPherson, is a blend of the old and the new as it continues a second century of service to its nation.
www.mcpherson.army.mil /arrival.htm   (149 words)

  
 Sustainable Ranges Program - Environmentally Redesigned Qualification Training Range at Fort McPherson, Georgia
Fort McPherson, Georgia and the U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC), in conjunction with the Combat Training Support Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff—Training, Training and Doctrine Command and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (USAERDC), have implemented innovative environmental technologies for the redesign of Fort McPherson's Qualification Training Range.
The objective of this effort was to provide Fort McPherson with an environmentally sound qualification training range and evaluate the performance of the stabilization technologies for Armywide implementation.
Results from the Environmentally Redesigned Small Arms Range Demonstration at Fort Rucker, Alabama, as well as the latest slope stabilization technologies were used to develop the Fort McPherson impact berm design.
aec.army.mil /usaec/technology/rangexxi03e.html   (385 words)

  
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Above, Santa chats with one of his younger fans during the Fort McPherson tree-lighting ceremony held at the Post Library Nov. 28.
As we near the holidays, many Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem offices will closed or operating under limited holiday operating hours so that employees can enjoy the season with family and friends.
www.mcpherson.army.mil   (132 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)

  
 Fort McPherson, Georgia GA - Hotels, Motels, Inns - A Helpful Guide - Ft Ft.
Fort McPherson, Georgia GA - Hotels, Motels, Inns - A Helpful Guide - Ft Ft.
Fort McPherson is located in the metropolitan area of Atlanta on the southwest side, just off of Langford Parkway (Ga. Hwy.
Thanks for using our Fort McPherson lodging guide.
military-hotels.us /georgia/fort-mcpherson-ga.html   (423 words)

  
 McPherson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lisa McPherson, a scientologist who died while in the care of the Church of Scientology
McPherson Square, a public square in Washington, D.C. McPherson Square (Washington Metro), a station on the Washington Metro
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McPherson   (254 words)

  
 AirNav: GA96 - Fort McPherson Heliport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Fort McPherson Heliport.
If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Fort McPherson Heliport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
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 Fort Gillem, Georgia GA - Hotels, Lodging - A Helpful Guide - Ft Ft.
Fort Gillem, Georgia GA - Hotels, Lodging - A Helpful Guide - Ft Ft.
Fort Gillem is located in the metropolitan area of Atlanta.
It is a satellite installation of Fort McPherson, Georgia.
military-hotels.us /georgia/fort-gillem-ga.html   (409 words)

  
 WIBW | Fort Riley's Role
Reporter: AP Several Army generals are in Kansas Friday to discuss proposed changes to the mission of Fort Riley.
Officials from the Army's Forces Command at Fort McPherson, Georgia, including General Dan McNeil, are on post with other generals to discuss Fort Riley's new training mission.
Fort Riley spokeswoman Deb Skidmore said the mission is related to the new training mission for the First Brigade of the First Infantry Division, which was previously scheduled to go to Iraq for a year.
www.wibw.com /news/headlines/2443897.html   (249 words)

  
 THIRD UNITED STATES ARMY
However, the detachment's chain of command extends from the ISE Commander at Fort McPherson to the 297th MI Battalion Commander at Fort Gordon.
For example, the 525th MI Brigade supports the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 504th MI Brigade supports III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas.
Figure 1 shows the intelligence systems communications architecture that exists between the ARCENT G2 components in these countries and the ISE at Fort McPherson.
www.fas.org /irp/agency/army/tradoc/usaic/mipb/1998-1/WARNfnl.htm   (1397 words)

  
 Personal Trainer Fort Mcpherson Georgia
If you are tired of being out of shape and want to hire a qualified personal trainer in the Fort Mcpherson, Georgia area, you have definitely come to the right place!
We are now proud to service your area of Fort Mcpherson, Georgia and other areas near the Atlanta metro area.
We service Fort Mcpherson, Georgia and these other areas located in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett County.
www.fitnessandresults.com /atlanta/trainer_fort_mcpherson.php   (859 words)

  
 First Army
Members of the 5th Artillery Brigade, formerly known as the 2nd Brigade, 91st Training Division, put on the legendary First Army shoulder patch for the first time during a "patching ceremony" at Fort Carson, Colo. last week.
Army Reserve Soldiers of the Salt Lake City based 3rd “Roughriders” Battalion, 360th Combat Support/Combat Service Support Regiment, are mounting up and preparing to deploy to Fort Bliss, Texas.
During their upcoming deployment, Roughriders will train Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen for upcoming deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.first.army.mil   (234 words)

  
 Photo Release -- Soldiers are Honored in New Photographic Installation
ATLANTA, March 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- myPhotopipe.com today completed the delivery of more than 20 framed photographs to the 3rd Army Headquarters at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, Georgia.
The prints were the first in what will be a total of 28 enlargements, the most dramatic of which is 4-feet wide and 6-feet tall.
The contract for 20 of the 28 images will be completed the week of March 6th, with the remaining 8 images to be selected from future events throughout the year.
www.primezone.com /newsroom/news.html?d=95300   (487 words)

  
 The Golfers' Club At Fort McPherson | Fort McPherson Golf Course
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The 18-hole "Fort McPherson" course at the The Golfers' Club At Fort McPherson facility in Fort McPherson, Georgia features all the hallmarks of Georgia golf.  Designed by George W. Cobb, ASGCA, the Fort McPherson golf course opened in 1948. U.S. Army Community & Family Support Center manages this facility, with Mike Wooditch as the General Manager.
1760 W Miller Dr SW Fort McPherson, GA 30330-1121
www.golflink.com /golf-courses/golf-course.asp?course=2472   (244 words)

  
 Fort Mcpherson Airport (GA96).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Airport Information for: FORT MCPHERSON, FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA
FBO's located at Fort Mcpherson : All posted fuel prices are with Taxes included!
For these purposes reference should be made to existing government and technical sources.
www.globalair.com /airport/airportinfo.asp?AptCode=GA96   (68 words)

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