A complete tank engine depot maintenance and dynamometer testing facility is also located at Fort Carson. As a result, the Base has several vehicle maintenance facilities for tanks and other tracked and wheeled vehicles. Fort Carson houses the 3 Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (ID), 43 ASG, and 10 Special Forces (SF). The cantonment area of Fort Carson is located in the northern part of the installation. The installation stretches south along Interstate 25 into Pueblo and Fremont counties. NORAD provides surveillance and control of the airspace of Canada and the United States, and provides warning and assesment of air, missile, and space attack.įort Carson is located on the south side of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. Headquartered at Fort Carson, the units remain in their relative states, training for deployment. The three enhanced separate brigades of the division are made up of units from Oregon, Arkansas and Oklahoma National Guard.

It is the first Active component-Reserve component Army division. In 1999, the 7th Infantry Division (Light) was reactivated at Fort Carson. This proud team fosters personal and professional growth by providing a command climate that attracts, develops, and retains quality people. This post is recognized as one of the world's premier locations to lead, train, and maintain while preparing soldiers to win on the battlefield. Fort Carson, the Mountain Post, is an Army post located southwest of Colorado Springs, between Interstate 25 and Highway 115.

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