FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Contact: Isakson Press Office, 202-224-7777
Perdue Press Office, 202-224-3521
Isakson, Perdue Announce Additional Troops, Missions Coming to Fort Benning
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today
applauded the decision by the U.S. Army to locate two new missions at
Fort Benning that would bring 85 positions to Columbus, Ga., with room
for additional significant growth.
“Fort
Benning is well positioned to accept these new missions, and our
Columbus community stands ready to welcome with open arms the military
personnel and their families
who will carry out those missions,” said Isakson, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“I appreciate the confidence the U.S. Army continues to place in our
Georgia
installations as platforms to project power around the world, and I
look forward to more positive announcements as the new administration
continues to rebuild our armed forces and strengthen our national
security.”
“Fort Benning continues to prove it is our nation’s premier training installation,”
said Perdue, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“This decision is great
news for our Army and for the women and men who live and work in the
Chattahoochee Valley Region. I’m proud to see Fort Benning emerge as
the center of gravity for the Army’s increasingly vital train, advise
and assist missions.”
With
this basing decision, Fort Benning will become the U.S. Army’s
headquarter element for the Security Force Assistance mission to “train,
advise, and assist” with the
security forces of partner nation militaries. Fort Benning is home to
the Maneuver Center of Excellence.
The
Maneuver Center of Excellence includes both the U.S. Army Infantry
School and the U.S. Army Armor School, which serves as the initial and
advanced level of military
education and training centers for both maneuver elements. The new
Security Force Assistance headquarter element will include approximately
15 personnel.
Fort
Benning will also receive the Military Advisor Training Academy, where
U.S. soldiers both enlisted and officers, will be trained to perform the
Security Force Assistance
mission. This component will include approximately 70 personnel, in
addition to students that will rotate through the program.
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AMANDA MADDOX
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Communications Director
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OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON
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131 Russell Senate Office Building | Washington, DC 20510
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phone: 202.224.3643
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