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⭐ Core Definition: Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023 to 2025) is a U.S. Army military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 military personnel.

Covering more than 251 square miles (650 km), Fort Bragg is home to the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, which oversees the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Additionally, it hosts the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Womack Army Medical Center. Fort Bragg also operates two airfields: Pope Field, where the U.S. Air Force stations global airlift and special operations units, as well as the Air Force Combat Control School, and Simmons Army Airfield, which supports Army aviation units for airborne and special operations missions.

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👉 Fort Bragg in the context of 82nd Airborne Division (United States)

The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne forces formation of division-size of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas that has remained active since World War I and World War II. The division is commanded by Major General Brandon Tegtmeier. It was officially organized in the United States in 25 August 1917 at Camp Gordon in Georgia, remaining active until 1919, however it was reactivated in 1921, and has now been re-located to Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

The 82nd Infantry Division was the second United States infantry-combat division of eight to leave and arrive in England, and fight in France. The 82nd Infantry Division served with distinction on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its "AA" (pictured), on the shoulder patch. The Division took part in the Battle of Lorraine 1918, and the campaigns of St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne 1918. It was reconstituted into the Organized Reserves as Headquarters, 82d Division, on 24 June 1921 and was then based at the Federal Building located at Columbia, in South Carolina.

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Fort Bragg in the context of XVIII Airborne Corps

The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is referred to as "America's Contingency Corps." Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Fort Bragg in the context of Military police

Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear reconnaissance, logistic traffic management, counterinsurgency, and detainee handling.

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Fort Bragg in the context of 82nd Airborne Division

The 82nd Airborne Division ("All American") is a United States Army airborne infantry division, that specializes in parachute assault, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Currently, the division is commanded by Major General Brandon Tegtmeier.

It was first officially activated at Camp Gordon, in Georgia on 25 August 1917, though, it would later be demobilized on the 27th of May 1919, at Camp Mills, New York. During the summer of 1921, it would be reconstituted, placed into the Organized Reserves, as Headquarters, 82nd Division, and it would later be transferred to the Federal Building at Columbia, South Carolina. The 82nd Infantry Division was the second United States Army infantry-combat division of eight to deploy and return in England, and fight in France. The 82nd Infantry Division served with distinction on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its "AA" (pictured), on the shoulder patch. The Division took part in the Battle of Lorraine 1918, and the campaigns of St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne 1918.

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Fort Bragg in the context of United States Army Forces Command

The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) was the largest command of the United States Army. It provided land forces to the Department of Defense's unified combatant commands. FORSCOM was headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and consisted of more than 750,000 active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. It was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command (CONARC), which in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and Army Ground Forces.

FORSCOM was disestablished on 5 December 2025, the same time as the Army standing up U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command (USAWHC).

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