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Fort Gordon (formerly known as Camp Gordon) plays a major role in training Signal Corps soldiers for the United States Army. Ft. Gordon has approximately 20,000 military and civilian employees and is a mainstay of the Augusta-Richmond County economy. In 1966-68 approximately 2,200 Signal Officers were trained at Ft. Gordon's Signal Officer Candidate School. OVERVIEW Fort Gordon is the home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" (military police training). The fort is located in Augusta-Richmond County , Georgia . The main componment of the post is the Advanced Individual Training for Signal Corps military occupational specialites. In 1966-68 the Army's Signal Officer Candidate School (located at Fort Monmouth during World War II and the Korean conflict) graduated over 2,200 Signal officers. Increasingly, military Signals Intelligence has become more visible and comprises more and more of the fort's duties. Fort Gordon and the Signal Center is commanded by Brig. Gen. Randolph Strong . On July 15, 2005, Maj. Gen. Janet Hicks handed over command as she retired from the Army. Brig. Gen. Strong last served as head of communications for U.S. Pacific Command .
The post also hosts a joint-service command, the Gordon Regional Security Operations Center, or GRSOC. The Army's 116th MI Group works there, as do other military intelligence units from the Air Force , Navy and The Marine Corps . Considered a separate installation within Fort Gordon is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center , home of the Southeast Regional Medical Command (SERMC) as well as a dental laboratory. The facility treats active duty military and their families, as well as many of the military retiree community in the Central Savannah River Area . Under SERMC, the hospital (DDEAMC, pronounced "dee dee mac") is responsible for military hospital care from Kentucky to Puerto Rico. Camp Gordon is now known as Fort Gordon and plays a major role in training Signal Corps soldiers for the United States Army. Ft. Gordon has approximately 20,000 military and civilian employees and is a mainstay of the Augusta-Richmond County economy. In 1966-68 approximately 2,200 Signal Officers were trained at Ft. Gordon's Signal Officer Candidate School.. EXTERNAL LINKS
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