Fort Chaffee
Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center is an Army National Guard installation in northwest Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Fort Smith, and one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Fort Smith Regional Airport. The Arkansas River flows eastward along the northern border of the post and Interstate 40 is five miles (8 km) to the north on the opposite side of the river. Fort Chaffee is primarily used as a training facility by regional National Guard and Army Reserve units and active military units from other installations. Fort Chaffee is now under the control of the Arkansas Army National Guard; at this time, no active Regular Army units are permanently stationed at the post.
Read more about Fort Chaffee: History, Fires, Other Uses of Fort Chaffee, Supernatural
Famous quotes containing the word fort:
“Across Parker Avenue from the fort is the Site of the Old Gallows, where 83 men “stood on nothin’, a-lookin’ up a rope.” The platform had a trap wide enought to “accommodate” 12 men, but half that number was the highest ever reached. On two occasions six miscreants were executed. There were several groups of five, some quartets and trios.”
—Administration in the State of Arka, U.S. public relief program. Arkansas: A Guide to the State (The WPA Guide to Arkansas)