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Article: FORT BENNING EXPANSION

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March 11, 2008
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The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

Soldiers now enjoy the latest in fitness training, including a massive rock climbing wall inside the Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith Fitness Center that opened in 2007. The facility includes indoor swimming for the entire family, aerobics and cardio equipment, and numerous indoor courts for sports. Photo by Author

The planning for the expansion at Fort Benning, Ga., began in 2001. Since then more than $1 billion in construction to support Soldiers and their families have either been completed or under construction by 2011.

The expansion brings together the Armor School from Fort Knox, Ky., and Fort Benning's Infantry School into one consolidated ...

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