Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the US state of Georgia.
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17 Facts About Fort Stewart
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Many of Fort Stewart's residents are members of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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Fort Stewart is named for Daniel Stewart, a Revolutionary War hero and political leader from Liberty County, Georgia.
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Now the US was in the war, and Camp Fort Stewart set about accomplishing the mission it was intended for.
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Beside its initial purposes as an anti-aircraft artillery training center, Camp Fort Stewart served as a Cooks' and Bakers' School, and as a staging area for a number of Army postal units.
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Camp Fort Stewart was reopened on 9 August 1950, its facilities repaired, and National Guard troops brought in for training.
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On 28 December 1950, Camp Fort Stewart was redesignated as the 3rd Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center.
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In 1959, Fort Stewart was redesignated as an Armor and Artillery Firing Center, since its old anti-aircraft ranges and impact areas were better suited for this purpose in the new age of missiles.
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The command group at Fort Stewart quickly discerned that this VIP would be none other than Commander in Chief, President John F Kennedy.
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Fort Stewart arrived at Hunter Field on 26 Nov 1962 and flew to Donovan Parade Field at Fort Stewart, where he reviewed the entire 1st Armored Division.
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Gradually America's involvement in Vietnam dwindled and by mid-1972 the flight training aspect of Fort Stewart's mission was terminated, and both Hunter Field and Fort Stewart reverted to garrison status.
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The following year Hunter Field was closed entirely and Fort Stewart sat idle, with the exception of the National Guard training which continued to be conducted at the installation.
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Fort Stewart saw a growing influx of National Guard and Reserve units who were being mobilized to support the operations in Saudi Arabia and to assume the tasks at the post which had formerly been accomplished by 24th Infantry Division personnel.
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In many ways, Fort Stewart appeared to be almost a ghost town, as never before had the entire Division been deployed from the post at one time.
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On 25 April 1996, "ownership" of Fort Stewart passed as the 24th Infantry Division was inactivated and the 3rd Infantry Division was reactivated.
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Fort Stewart was a leading mobilization station for Army units preparing for tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as two-week National Guard annual training.
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