http://www.army-base.us Unofficial Guide to US Army Bases Fri, 01 May 2009 17:57:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to an article by Harold Egeln from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Fort Hamilton Army Base in Brooklyn, NY will get over $4M from U.S. stimulus package in an effort to go green Over hill and over dale, hitting that dusty trail since 1825 in war and peace, Fort Hamilton Army ... http://www.army-base.us/2009/05/01/fort-hamilton-army-base-going-green/ According to the Chicago Tribune:Federal stimulus money will pay for $30 million in renovations at Fort McCoy near Sparta.The money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used for a number of projects, including renovating the World War II era barracks, road reconstruction and water main maintenance.A total ... http://www.army-base.us/2009/03/24/federal-stimulus-to-reach-fort-mccoy/ An article in the Associated Press claimed that wounded soldiers were three times more likely to be punished than their healthy counterparts. Secretary of the Army Pete Geren visits Fort Bragg and said he spoke with wounded soldiers himself.The secretary of the Army visited the wounded warrior barracks at a ... http://www.army-base.us/2009/03/18/wounded-soldiers-punished-three-times-more-often/ Michelle Obama has started her solo tour and visited the North Carolina base.During her visit to Fort Bragg, the first lady read "The Cat in the Hat" to a dozen preschoolers at the Prager Child Development Center, and the folks at Fort Bragg were touched by her performance."It was like ... http://www.army-base.us/2009/03/15/michelle-obama-visits-fort-bragg/ This article illustrates the efforts that the US Army is employing to reduce the tragically high rates of suicides.The Army is bolstering their suicide prevention programs following an alarming rise is soldier suicides.This year alone, 42 are believed to have taken their own lives. In 2008, the Army said there ... http://www.army-base.us/2009/03/12/new-program-aims-to-lower-suicides/ Fort Pickett Virginia is near Blackstone Virginia and is a Virginia National Guard Base. The fort was originally opened up in 1941. For more information go to: Fort Pickett Information, for more information on Ft Pickett Virginia. [geotagger map_name="default"] http://www.army-base.us/2007/11/25/fort-pickett-va/ Fort Greely is located in Fairbanks Alaska. The base is designated as a launch site for anti-ballistic missiles. Ft Greely has a history dating back to World War II (1942). For more information on the camp, check out Fort Greely Information http://www.army-base.us/2007/11/25/fort-greely-alaska/ Fort Drum is located in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Canada (30 miles), New York, Bostona re few surrounding cities. The base serves United States Army. It is home to the 10th Mountain Division. The base consists of 107,265 acres. http://www.army-base.us/2007/11/10/fort-drum/ Fort Knox Kentucky is the home of the US Army Armor Center and the US Army Recruiting Command. Fort Knox is 35 miles south of Louisville, KY. The population of Ft Knox, which is considered a military base and a city is 23,000 people. This includes all soldiers and family ... http://www.army-base.us/2007/11/10/fort-knox/ The base is located in Cochise County, in the Southeastern part of the state of Arizona, approximately 15 miles north of the border with Mexico. Dallas, San Antonia are some of the surrounding cities. The base serves United States Army. http://www.army-base.us/2007/11/10/fort-huachuca/