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Fort Jackson, Midlands enjoy


economic, family bonds
BY RODDIE BURRIS

rburris@thestate.com

Fort Jacksons far-reaching


impact on Columbia and its
economy has been validated in
everything from thwarting bigtime U.S. defense cuts to being a
tool in promoting the Midlands
as an ideal place to live and
retire.
Fort Jackson which is in the
middle of a yearlong celebration
of its centennial pumps more
than $2 billion a year into the
Midlands economy, where it
accounts for 17,000 jobs locally
and nearly 20,000 jobs statewide, according to a USC study.
That makes the fort, the
Armys largest basic training
center, a vital cog in the local
economy.
It also is an important cog in
the overall $15.7 billion economic impact the military exerts on
the Palmetto State each year.
One of the benefits of having
a strong military presence in the
state from an economic standpoint is it introduces new spend-

Basic Combat Training Museum archives

Some of the soldiers who trained at Fort Jackson during World War I.

ing activity to the state and to


Columbia that wouldnt exist
otherwise, said Joey Von
Nessen, USC chief research
economist.
USCs Moore School of Busi-

ness produced a 2015 study on


the economic impact of the
military in South Carolina,
which might be updated as soon
as next month, Von Nessen said.
The economic impact from a

military base such as Fort Jackson is generated when the fort


purchases goods and supplies
from vendors and contractors
across the state.
In this case, about 90 percent

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Inside
A Organizers

seek funding
for a new Centennial Park
at the former Fort Jackson
headquarters. Page 13

A Several

of Fort Jacksons commanding


generals have returned or stayed in
the Midlands. Page 22
A Businesses

A They

arrive as civilians but


leave as Army soldiers a look
at basic training. Page 14

A Ten

key dates in the history


of Fort Jackson. Page 18

and organizations
throughout the Midlands benefit from
the forts presence. Heres a look at five
of them. Page 24
A The fort does more than provide
basic Army training. Learn about its
other training missions. Page 26

ABOUT THIS SECTION:


This section is being published on Veterans Day weekend to commemorate Fort
Jacksons Centennial year observance. Photos on the cover depict the
relationship between the fort and the Midlands. Clockwise from the upper left,
troops depart from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in October for their next
round of training; soldiers participate in the Armed Forces Day parade on Main
Street in 1968; students from Saluda River Academy sing in support of Fort
Jackson at an event at Shandon Baptist Church in February 2015; Fort Jackson
soldiers participate in a four-day HomeWorks project in the Midlands; the USC
mens and womens basketball teams held Gamecock Madness at the fort in
October to kick off practice for the 2016-17 season.

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of purchased goods and supplies


come from Columbia, making the
forts major impact overwhelmingly local, Von Nessen said.
These are federal dollars that
are coming into our local community in Columbia. Those are
being spent, those are creating
jobs and incomes, not only for
the active duty military and reserve, but also for civilians.
Those federal dollars also create tax revenue for the state of
South Carolina, Von Nessen said.
Nearly 100 years ago, when
the country faced inevitable entry
into World War I, the fort was
established on 1,200 acres east of
Columbia to train and prepare
young men for combat.
According to historical accounts, Camp Jackson, as it was
initially named, was transformed
overnight into a huge military
base where 8,000 young draftees
arrived for training to go to battle
in a war that drew in all the
worlds great economic and military powers.
Just more than two decades
later, more than 500,000 soldiers were trained for combat in
World War II. Since then, soldiers have trained at the fort for
every major U.S. conflict, including those in Korea, Vietnam,
and the Persian Gulf. In between
those wars, soldiers trained at
Fort Jackson helped keep the
peace.
A little more than two years
ago, South Carolinas top military, political and economic
leaders pointed to Fort Jacksons
$2 billion economic impact on
the local area in a largely successful attempt to dissaude Congress
and the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Commission
commonly called BRAC from
eviscerating the states military
installations.
Fort Jacksons impact is not
confined to Columbia, and it goes
beyond economics.
The fort and Columbia have
inextricable connections that
span economic, civic, social and
community relationships, according to former Columbia Mayor
Bob Coble.
The partnership between the

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About
Fort Jackson
With World War I raging
in Europe, many
Americans in 1916 believed
the United States would
soon be drawn into the
fight. Many also saw that
the country was
unprepared for war.
Among the most pressing
needs: training camps for
soldiers.

GERRY MELENDEZ gmelendez@thestate.com

Katy Cannady joins in singing "Proud to be an American" during an event at Shandon Baptist Church in
support of Fort Jackson.

The State file photo

Fort Jackson soldiers eat lunch at a Subway off of Forest Drive. The fort
has a nearly $2 billion economic impact on the Midlands.

city and Fort Jackson goes back


100 years to the creation of Fort
Jackson, said Coble, who served
as mayor from 1990 to 2010.
Two things always stood out to

me. One, the city fathers in 1916,


1917 realized the economic impact of Fort Jackson.
The other thing is, weve always had a very close relationship

between the fort and the city that


really has sustained us through
BRAC. Thats one of the best
assets we have the city of Columbia loves the Army and loves
them being here.
In 2005, when the Army held
its last round of base closures,
Columbias solid, familial relationship with Fort Jackson was
one of the biggest selling points
put forward in dissuading the
commission from making proposed drastic cuts to the forts
local footprint, Coble said.
Some communities dont have
that. Its not as favorable. And I
think that was one of our very
strong selling points.
So, the bond between Columbia
and Fort Jackson has more practical aspects, Coble said. It involves spouses finding jobs. It
involves children going to school.
It involves feeling welcome in a
community.
All those things, the fiveterm mayor said.

Columbia Chamber
leaders thought their city
would be ideal for such a
camp. So they proposed
to the Army that land
formerly owned by the
late Wade Hampton be
selected for training. The
chamber led a fundraising
drive that quickly raised
$59,000 to purchase the
property east of Columbia
from the Hampton estate,
according to a history of
Fort Jackson prepared for
its 50th anniversary.
On May 19, 1917 just a
month after Congress
declared war on Germany
Maj. Douglas MacArthur
announced that one of
the Armys 16 new camps
would be constructed
near Columbia. Columbia
put up a good fight for
the camp, and deserved
to win, The State
newspaper reported.
In June of that year, a
contract was awarded to
Hardaway Contracting Co.
of Columbus, Ga., to build
the camp. During the next
six months, Hardaway
built 1,519 buildings at the
camp, including theaters,
stores, barracks, training
facilities, stables and
garages, according to the
50th anniversary history.
An airfield also was built,
and railroad lines were
laid.
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Local organizers
seek to build
Centennial Park
at Fort Jackson
Supporters line up funding, in-kind
services with hopes of June dedication
BY RODDIE BURRIS

rburris@thestate.com

Supporters leading the charge


to build a 100th anniversary
celebration park at Fort Jackson
say they are lining up funding
and in-kind service commitments with hopes for a dedication in June.
The Gateway to the Army
Association projects it will need
$3 million or more to complete
the 3-acre Fort Jackson Centennial Park, to be built at the site
previously occupied by the Post
Headquarters.
The park, announced this
summer, has received about
$50,000 in donations so far,
association officials said, with
promises of another $150,000
of in-kind donations. Supporters
are preparing to ratchet up solicitations from local city and
county governments, large corporations across the state and
the public. The city of Columbia
has already agreed to contribute
$300,000.
Founded in 1917, when the
U.S. was gearing up for World
War I, Fort Jackson has become
the Armys prime basic training
center, turning out 50 percent of
Army basic trainees along with
60 percent of the women who
enter the Army annually.

What the community has


done so far shows what a great
community this is, said Bryan
Hilferty, a U.S. Army Central
Command retired colonel and
Gateway association board
member. When completed, the
park will stand as a permanent
testament of the communitys
support for the base, a key component in the consideration of
base closures, Hilferty noted.
Local governments are among
the first major fundraising targets for the park project, officials said.
Association members plan to
approach Richland and Lexington counties in their fundraising
efforts, the town of Lexington,
Forest Acres, Kershaw County
and other local entities, according to retired Command Sgt.
Maj. Marty Wells, who came up
with the idea for a centennial
park at the Fort.
We just felt that Columbia
leading the way (as a public
donor) would serve as a signal
to the rest of the legislative
bodies, said Wells, who spearheads the park project.
Corporate sponsors will also be
key to the parks success, Hilferty
said. The group is seeking donations from large corporations in
South Carolina as well as others
related to the military.
More corporate sponsors are

TRACY GLANTZ tglantz@thestate.com

The Headquarters Building at Fort Jackson was torn down in 2016. The wood-frame building was built
during WWII. Organizers hope to build a Centennial Park at the site.

THE PARK WILL


INCLUDE A WALKWAY
OF HEROES, AN
AMPHITHEATER
OVERLOOKING A
20-FOOT GRANITE
SOLDIERS STATUE OF
MALE AND FEMALE
DRILL SERGEANTS AND
GAZEBOS, AMONG
OTHER FEATURES.

Provided rendering

coming on board, including


iHeartRadio, which has given
the project more than $1 million
in free publicity, Hilferty said,
including seven on-air spots a
day on each of its six local-area
broadcast stations over a sixmonth period, and The State
newspaper.

Other corporate sponsors


include USAA, and Wells Fargo
and AllSouth financial institutions, he said.
The public can contribute by
purchasing pavers, being sold
for $200 each, Hilferty said, or
by making donations directly at
gatewaytothearmy.org. Contributions can be mailed to Gateway to the Army Association,
4611 Hardscrabble Road, Suite
172, Columbia, S.C. 29229.
The association has also been

working with the post to gain


more convenient public access
to the park once it is completed,
Wells said.
The site is in the early preparation stages for construction
of the park, Hilferty said. Park
architect Ron Clamp, who designed the 9/11 memorial in
Columbia, has visited the site
with potential contractors, many
of whom are also expected to
provide work on an in-kind, or
pro bono basis, or at the very
least, at reduced rates, Hilferty
said.
The park will be built in three
phases, which will help facilitate
fundraising, fort officials said.
The park will include a Walkway
of Heroes, an amphitheater
overlooking a 20-foot granite
Soldiers Statue of male and
female drill sergeants and gazebos, among other features.
The Fort Jackson centennial
year culminates next year with
the Army Ball on June 10. Association officials are pushing for a
park dedication of the first
phase on June 3, Wells said, but
completion of the park will depend upon fundraising.

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TIM DOMINICK tdominick@thestate.com

Fort Jackson recruits meet their drill sergeants for the first time during the initial Red Phase of training.

Up to 50,000 recruits
train at fort each year
GERRY MELENDEZ gmelendez@thestate.com

Prior to the start of basic training, recruits gather at the reception


center at Fort Jackson.

They arrive from all over the


United States and from other
countries. Most are teenagers or
young twentysomethings. Some
have prepared extensively for
Basic Combat Military Training
Boot Camp while others
are almost completely naive
about whats ahead.
Ten weeks later, most emerge

as Americas youngest soldiers.


They have endured screaming,
intimidating drill sergeants;
conquered Victory Tower; run
for miles; and completed thousands of pushups. They have
learned how to toss grenades
and fire rifles. Most importantly,
theyve learned how to operate
as a fighting unit.

Fort Jackson is the Armys


largest basic training base, welcoming up to 50,000 recruits
every year. The fort began that
mission nearly 100 years ago as
America prepared to enter
World War I.
The base has trained soldiers
to fight in all of the nations
military conflicts since then.

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TIM DOMINICK tdominick@thestate.com

The recruits line up to experience the gas chamber as they are drilled on how to use a gas mask. Once
inside, they will remove the mask and experience a nontoxic, but irritating, gas.

The soldiers have also kept


the peace.
At a basic training graduation ceremony at the fort
in 2007, President George
W. Bush spoke about the
forts history. Over the
last century, Fort Jackson
has prepared countless
young Americans to defend
our country, Bush said.
Soldiers marched from
these fields to battle fascists, and dictators, and
terrorists. Those soldiers
brought freedom to millions of people they never
knew. Because of their
efforts, America is stronger, America is safer, and
America is free.
Similar graduation ceremonies are held nearly
every Thursday at the
forts Hilton Field. Each
week, the new soldiers join
the team of Army soldiers
prepared to defend their
country against all enemies.
JEFF WILKINSON

TRACY GLANTZ tglantz@thestate.com

Jamie Udet, Devon Clarkson and Allicia Wiggs help Xavier Ruffin up
the Skyscraper obstacle during the confidence course.

SEAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

Recruit Torie Bias leaves the bunker after throwing a live grenade during
training at Fort Jackson in August.

FORT JACKSON HAS TRAINED SOLDIERS TO FIGHT


IN ALL OF THE NATIONS MILITARY CONFLICTS
SINCE WORLD WAR I. THE SOLDIERS HAVE ALSO
KEPT THE PEACE.

SEAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

Jamie Udet digs a foxhole during the Victory Forge training exercise.
Victory Forge is the culminating exercise where recruits spend four
days and three nights putting their skills to test with little time to rest.

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Tradition,
Training,
Transformation &
Teamwork

For 100 years, Fort Jackson has supported our nation


and communities throughout the Midlands. We salute
your service and sacrifices, and celebrate your legacy
of training the best soldiers in the world.

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Thank You
Fort Jackson for 100 years of service and
commitment to our troops!

www.sefl.com

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10 KEY DATES IN THE


MAY 19,
1917
Maj. Douglas
McArthur
announces that
Columbia has
been chosen for
one of 16 new
Army bases. By
Christmas that
year, Hardaway
Contracting Co.
of Columbus, Ga.,
builds 1,519 buildings at the fort,
including theaters,
stores, kitchens,
barracks and an
airfield.

Associated Press

Winston Churchill, Britains prime minister,


inspects parachutists while visiting Fort
Jackson.

JUNE 24, 1942


Basic Combat Training Museum Archives

The first draftees begin arriving in September 1917.

SEPT. 5, 1917

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits and is quickly impressed with
Americas soldiers. Theyre just like
money in the bank, he said.

First draftees arrive at Camp Jackson.

AUG. 14,
1945

MARCH
31, 1941
President
Franklin
Roosevelt
visits Fort
Jackson
while traveling from
Washington
to Florida.

Associated Press

President Franklin D. Roosevelt reviewing troops at


Fort Jackson.

Japan surrenders, ending


World War II.
An estimated
500,000 American
soldiers were
trained at Fort Jackson during World War
II. The commander of Fort Jackson, Gen.
Duncan Richert, says: Americans have
won the war; they should win the peace
of coming generations.

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HISTORY OF FORT JACKSON


SEPTEMBER
1950

JANUARY
2010

Fort Jackson becomes one of the


Armys first bases to
integrate its training,
following President
Harry Trumans
executive order two
years earlier that the
U.S. armed services
become desegregated.

Armed Forces
Chaplaincy
Center opens.

SEAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

TRACY GLANTZ tglantz@thestate.com

Sgt. 1st Class Braden Meyer, right, rehearses


graduation ceremonies with soldiers at the U.S.
Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson
in September.

Devon Clarkson helps Jamie Bowen up a wall during basic


training at Fort Jackson in August.

MAY 19, 1976


Fort Jackson soldiers begin wearing a new insignia
designed exclusively for the fort. It is the first training base
to have its own insignia. The current design displays a replica of the statue of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

From left, Pvt.


Autumn
Ladines, Spc.
Rebecca Hill and
Pfc. Kristan
Beard learn
urban assault
tactics on Fort
Jackson.

OCT. 14,
1994
Women are
fully integrated into Army
basic combat
training units.

The State file photo

GERRY MELENDEZ gmelendez@thestate.com

A graduating class at the U.S. Armys Drill Sergeant Academy


participates in an early morning rite of passage ceremony.

FEB. 23, 2011


U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy opens. The school
consolidated previous drill sergeant schools at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.; Fort Benning, Ga.; and Fort Jackson.
Source: Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum

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HAPPY 100th
FORT JACKSON
70 Years Supporting the
Midlands Military
Community

Visit us at our new address.


463 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia
(1 block from the Gervais St. Bridge)

252-1350
TUESDAY-SATURDAY 9AM-6PM

Webster University Columbia


would like to thank the
men and women of Fort Jackson
for their service throughout the
Midlands for the past 100 years.

webster.edu/columbia

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Some commanding generals


settle in Midlands after service
BY TIM FLACH

tflach@thestate.com

Several former commanding generals


at Fort Jackson either return to the Midlands or stay here after their military
careers are over, becoming civilians
active in civic causes and championing
the forts training mission.
Their leadership skills and public service experience make them tremendous
assets for our community, former
Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said.
For some former commanders, retiring
here was a good fit personally.
Retired Maj. Gen. Steve Siegfried decided quickly after taking charge at the
fort in the early 1990s that the Midlands
offered the lifestyle he wanted when his
career ended. Siegfried was commanding
general from December 1991 until March
1994.
The attractions included moderate
winters, proximity to beaches and mountains, University of South Carolina
games within the Southeastern Conference, and access to military health care,
he said. So he purchased a site on Lake
Murray in the Chapin area that had been
a vacation getaway.
Its an absolute blessing to be here,
said Siegfried, 78.
He stays busy as a lay Episcopal minister, distributing bread at a food pantry,
and helping to lead the Honor Flight
groups efforts to transport retired veterans to monuments to Washington.
With his wife, Maggie, he spearheaded
the creation of a garden at Chapin Town
Hall that is an oasis for parents who, like
them, are coping with the death of a
child.
Those roles developed after he served
as state homeland security director in the
early 2000s.
Siegfrieds civic service follows the
footsteps of former commanders Robert
Solomon and John Renner, who were

The State file photo

Maggie and Steve Siegfried visit the memorial garden they founded outside of Chapin Town Hall for parents who have lost a child.
"It's a true blessing to know this is here for all the parents who have lost a child," Maggie Siegfried said.

active leading and raising money for a


variety of local organizations until their
deaths.
Solomon and Renner are among a
handful of former commanders to have
facilities at the fort named for them.
For others, retiring here combines a
new job with a return to family.
Former Maj. Gen. Abraham Turner is a
leadership consultant for businesses and

organizations as well as a mentor for


youngsters. He developed those roles
after leading the states Department of
Employment and Workforce.
The Midlands is a short drive to his
Lowcountry birthplace, allowing him to
visit his 92-year-old mother and sail
regularly. I always had a yearning to
come back, said Turner, 61.
Neither Siegfried nor Turner dreamed

of being in charge at a fort at which they


both had trained.
Siegfried took leadership courses there
a decade before taking command, while
Turner was there as an ROTC cadet
while a student at then-South Carolina
State College in Orangeburg in the
1970s.
The two also salute the Midlands
enduring appreciation for the military.

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Fort Jackson Generals

TIM DOMINICK

Brig. Gen. Abraham Turner with Ray Dines and his son, Raymond, in April 2004. Turner
was Fort Jacksons commanding general from January 2004 until July 2005.

The State photo archives

Maj. Gen. John Van Alstyne was


commanding general at the fort from
July 1997 until October 1999.

Siegfried describes the support as


steady as a rock. Both remain advocates for the fort.
They take part in periodic briefings on
conditions with their successors, offering
advice when asked and supporting efforts to prevent reduction in its services.
We still represent Fort Jackson, said
Turner, who was its commander for 18

The State file photo

Gen. Robert B. Solomon was commanding


general at Fort Jackson from July 1984
until May 1987.

month ending in mid-2005. Once


youre in the family, youre always part
of it.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth


Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey
Brig. Gen. Francis H. French
Brig. Gen. Robert M. Danford
Brig. Gen. W. E. Cole
Maj. Gen. George Windle Read
Maj. Gen. John Leonard Hines
Brig. Gen. Phillip Peyton, 8th DIV
Maj. Gen. Henry D. Russell, 30th DIV
Brig. Gen. Royden E. Beebe
Brig. Gen. Duncan G. Richart
Maj. Gen. Clarence A. Martin
Maj. Gen. John H. Church
Lt. Gen. William B. Kean
Maj. Gen. George H. Decker
Brig. Gen. Frank C. McConnell
Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins
Maj. Gen. Whitfield P. Shepard
Maj. Gen. John A. Dabney
Maj. Gen. Riley F. Ennis Jr.
Maj. Gen. Frank S. Bowen
Maj. Gen. N. A. Costello
Maj. Gen. Christian H. Clarke Jr.
Maj. Gen. H. D. Ives
Maj. Gen. Charles S. D'Orsa
Maj. Gen. Gines Perez
Maj. Gen. James F. Hollingsworth
Maj. Gen. William S. Coleman
Maj. Gen. Robert C. Hixon
Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell III
Maj. Gen. Richard L. Prillaman
Maj. Gen. John B. Blount
Maj. Gen. Lucien E. Bolduc Jr.
Maj. Gen. Albert B. Akers
Maj. Gen. Robert B. Solomon
Maj. Gen. George M. Krausz
Maj. Gen. John A. Renner
Maj. Gen. Richard S. Siegfried
Maj. Gen. William J. Bolt
Maj. Gen. John Van Alstyne
Brig. Gen. Raymond Barrett Jr.
Brig. Gen. David Barno
Brig. Gen. Abraham Turner
Brig. Gen. James H. Schwitters
Brig. Gen. Bradley W. May
Maj. Gen. James M. Milano
Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts
Brig. Gen. Bradley Becker
Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier
Maj. Gen. John Pete Johnson

Aug. 25 - Oct. 8, 1917


Oct. 8, 1917 - May 18, 1918
May 21 - Aug. 30, 1918
Aug. 31, 1918 - Dec. 17, 1918
Jan. 7, 1919 - April 5, 1919
May 1, 1919 - Aug. 31, 1920
Oct. 20, 1920 - July 9, 1921
July 9, 1940 - Nov. 7, 1940
Nov. 8, 1940 - May 27, 1941
June 8, 1941 - Aug. 7, 1943
Sept. 28, 1943 - Jan. 20, 1946
Jan. 24, 1946 - May 1946
Jan 1, 1947 - Oct. 2, 1947
Oct. 2, 1947 - July 7, 1948
July 7, 1948 - Feb. 28, 1950
April 18, 1950 - Jan. 22, 1951
Jan. 22, 1951 - Jan. 30, 1952
Jan. 31, 1952 - Jan. 30, 1953
Jan. 30, 1953 - Feb. 24, 1954
Feb. 24, 1954 - Sept. 8, 1955
Sept. 8, 1955 - Aug. 25, 1956
Sept. 21, 1956 - May 30, 1958
June 11, 1958 - June 28, 1960
Aug. 15, 1960 - Dec. 5, 1961
Dec. 18, 1961 - May 6, 1964
June 13, 1964 - Dec. 31, 1968
Jan. 1, 1969 - July 15, 1970
July 15, 1970 - June 2, 1972
July 31, 1972 - June 26, 1974
June 26, 1974 - July 21, 1976
July 21, 1976 - July 15, 1977
July 15, 1977 - June 22, 1979
June 22, 1979 - Aug. 31, 1981
Aug. 31, 1981 - June 29, 1984
July 6, 1984 - May 22, 1987
June 23, 1987 - July 28, 1989
Aug. 4, 1989 - Dec. 10, 1991
Dec. 10, 1991 - March 22, 1994
Mar 22, 1994 - July 11, 1997
July 11, 1997 - Oct. 25, 1999
Oct. 25, 1999 - Sept. 14, 2001
Sept. 14, 2001 - Nov. 21, 2003
Jan. 9, 2004 - July 19, 2005
July 19, 2005 - July 24, 2008
July 24, 2008 - June 16, 2010
June 16, 2010 - April 10, 2012
April 10, 2012 - July 11, 2013
Aug. 27, 2013 - May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015 - June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 - Present

Source: Basic Combat Training Museum, Fort Jackson


Note: The list does not include any acting or interim commanders or any commander who served less than a month. The list also
does not include commanding generals between 1921 and 1940, when the fort was under state control.
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5 businesses, organizations
that benefit from the fort
BY LEZLIE PATTERSON

Special to The State

Fort Jackson might take up


more than 52,000 acres of Columbia area real estate, but its
impact on local businesses
sweeps way beyond that. Fort
Jacksons presence has benefited businesses, schools, civic
organizations and others for
100 years. Here are five of
them:
GOLDEN CORRAL
Folks who go to the Golden
Corral on Forest Drive are used
to seeing Fort Jackson soldiers
in uniform among the daily
lunch crowd. Especially on graduation days.
After Fort Jacksons Thursday
graduations, Golden Corral,
which is just a few hundred
yards from the forts main gate,
is full of new soldiers and proud
families. We staff it like its a
Sunday afternoon, says Golden
Corral general manager Steven
Shova, who has estimated the
fort makes up about 30 percent
of the restaurants business.
After graduations, the restaurant makes announcements
every 30 minutes congratulating
the new graduates that are
greeted with cheers. Its a great
day for these young folks,
Shova says. Their families are
very proud.
The soldiers who patronize
the restaurant are a privilege to
serve, Shova says. Golden Corral offers a military discount,
and feeds all veterans free from
4 p.m.-9 p.m. on the Monday
after Veterans Day each year.

GERRY MELENDEZ gmelendez@thestate.com

Wayne Yuris, a volunteer with USO, guides Fort Jackson soldiers to the airline check-in area at Columbia Metropolitan Airport lin October.
The airport says 20 percent of its traffic is related to Fort Jackson.

COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN
AIRPORT
Folks around Columbia Metropolitan Airport are used to
seeing soldiers coming and
going. Recruits fly in for basic
training. Soldiers fly out for
other assignments. And in between, families, girlfriends and
boyfriends fly in for visits and
graduations.
About 20 percent of our

business is military or militaryrelated, says Dan Mann, executive director of Columbia Metropolitan Airport. That 20
percent is the difference between having nine nonstop
cities and 35-40 aircraft a day.
Its a stable source of income for
the airport. Having Fort Jackson
here helps us get better air service, which is good for the
whole community.

The United Service Organizations Inc., or USO, has an office


at Columbias airport. The USO
is a nonprofit organization that
provides programs and services
to United States service members and their families.
Lynne Douglas, customer
service manager at the airport,
works beside the USO. Its just
amazing how they interact with
the military families and sol-

diers, Douglas says. There are


all kinds of stories. For example,
sometimes soldiers will leave
things, like graduation photos.
The airport will mail them to
them.
The airport, she says, takes
great pride in being a part of
that every day!
Mann relates to the young
recruits he sees fly into Columbia and board the bus headed to

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The training they acquire gives


them different skill sets
theyre diligent about what they
do.

TRACY GLANTZ tglantz@thestate.com

Soldiers in basic training swarm to the concession stands during a outing at Spirit Communications Park in August.

Fort Jackson. The first time I


flew, I was 17 years old and
heading to Air Force basic training, he says.
When he sees soldiers flying
out of Columbia after spending
10 weeks at Fort Jackson, he
notices a different look on their
faces, a different bearing. Its
really amazing seeing the difference, Mann says. There is a
different level of maturity.
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
Claflin University, based in
Orangeburg, is one of four colleges in Fort Jacksons on-base
continuing education center.
Many of the active-duty
soldiers and their families take
advantage of our program, says
Cindye Richburg Cotton, executive director of Claflins Center
for Professional and Continuing
Studies. The base has been
very beneficial to our universi-

The State file photo

Thursdays are busy at the Forest Drive Golden Corral because of the
weekly basic training graduations at Fort Jackson.

ty.
Claflins partnership with Fort
Jackson has afforded the university the opportunity to bring
another community to the

school, says Mark Roberts, director of Claflins Fort Jackson


campus. We can proudly say
were in Columbia on Fort Jackson, Roberts says. Its an

opportunity where there is no


downside.
Claflin offers two degree
programs at the fort: criminal
justice and organizational management.
Claflin understands the challenges military personnel face,
such as deployment and transfers, and works with the Fort
Jackson students to make sure
they can continue to pursue their
degrees. Claflin is a military
friendly yellow ribbon school.
We have a strong partnership
with Fort Jackson, Richburg
Cotton says. Were excited,
and feel privileged, to be able to
serve this population.
Soldiers make good students,
she says. They bring a different
perspective to the classroom,
Richburg Cotton says. A lot of
them have had different experiences, have traveled extensively. And theyre evolving leaders.

COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
Fort Jackson has a presence at
every Columbia Fireflies home
game.
Aside from the soldiers who
regularly come to watch the
New York Mets minor league
team play at Spirit Communications Park, the National Anthem is introduced by a representative from Fort Jackson
each night on the videoboard.
A reminder to all of us that our
military has and will continue to
put their lives on the line to
defend our freedom, Fireflies
team president John Katz says.
Its an honor and a privilege
to be the home team for the U.S.
Armys largest and most active
basic training installation, Katz
says. The Fireflies take great
pride in honoring the brave men
and women that serve, have
served or will serve our great
nation each and every night at
the ballpark, Katz says. Having soldiers, veterans and their
families at the park each night is
both energizing and humbling.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The Red Cross has an office
on Fort Jackson, which is staffed
by the military.
Fort Jackson has blood drives
nearly weekly, which produce
about 1,200 units of blood a
year. But the forts relationship
with the Red Cross goes well
beyond that.
Fort Jackson active duty soldiers help the local Red Cross in
several ways, including helping
install smoke detectors, staffing
a dental assistant training program for Red Cross volunteers
on base and working as advisers.
We definitely value our partnership with military members,
says Nancy Cataldo, Service to
the Armed Forces and International services director for Palmetto South Carolina Region for
the Red Cross. Weve worked
with the military for 135 years.

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The many missions of Fort Jackson

EAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

Drill Sergeant Academy trainees stand in formation at 6 a.m. at Fort Jackson.


Soon to
be chaplain
assistants
sing
during a
graduation
rehearsal
on Fort
Jackson in
September.

SEAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

Fort Jackson is primarily


known as the Armys largest
basic training base, churning out
up to 50,000 new soldiers each
year.
But thats just one of many
missions at the sprawling post.
In fact, 18 other training centers
or groups are housed there.
They include the Armys only
Drill Sergeant Academy and the
Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center. Other missions include the
Soldier Support Institute, which
trains all of the Armys finance
and human resources professionals, and the National Center

for Credibility Assessment,


where soldiers learn how to
conduct polygraph tests.
On the eastern edge of the post
is Camp McCrady, owned and
operated by the South Carolina
Army National Guard. The camp
also is used to train Navy sailors,
mostly medical personnel and
military police, who are going
into combat zones in the Middle
East and Afghanistan. The sailors, who augment Army troops
on the ground, are taught basics
such as firing an automatic weapon and manning a convoy.
While not all of the missions

at Fort Jackson involve training


the headquarters for all of the
Army Reserve troops in the
Southeast is housed there, for
example its no coincidence
that most of the missions have a
focus on training.
Army leaders try to find
places that are a good fit for
whatever entity they want to
find a home for, Fort Jackson
spokesman Pat Jones said. Fort
Jackson is a cost-effective area,
there is space for other missions
and its in a training environment.
JEFF WILKINSON

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Missions at Fort
Jackson
A U.S.

Army Training Center


(2 basic training brigades,
165th Infantry Brigade,
193rd Infantry Brigade)
A Basic

Combat Training
(10 battalions)
A McCrady

Army National
Guard Training Center
A Wheeled

Vehicle Mechanic

School
A Task

Force Marshall
(Navy sailors training
for ground combat)
A U.S.

Army Student
Detachment
A Soldier

Support Institute

A Adjutant

General School

A Financial

Management

School
A Non-Commissioned

Officer

Academy
A Training
TRACY GLANTZ tglantz@thestate.com

Volunteers prepared Fort Jackson National Cemetery for Memorial Day 2014 by placing American flags on nearly 2,800 headstones at the
cemetery. Here Phillip G. .Collins places flags at some of the headstones.

support battalion

A 369th

Adjutant General
Battalion
A Inter-Service

Postal

Training
A Armed

Forces Chaplaincy

Center
A National

Center for
Credibility Assessment
(polygraph institute)
A Drill

Sergeant Academy

A Leader

Training Brigade
(master fitness training,
master resiliency training,
pre-command course)
A 81st

Regional Support
Command (Army reserve)
A Naval

TIM DOMINICK tdominick@thestate.com

Navy sailors learn convoy procedures as well as methods for


treating injured civilians during training at Fort Jacksons
Camp McCrady, home to Task Force Marshall. The sailors
come from bases all over the world to train.

AP file photo

Dr. Dean Pollina, right, demonstrates a thermal imaging camera, used to


detect changes in temperature of a subjects face in April 2007. Fort
Jackson houses the National Center for Credibility Assessment.

Reserve Center

A Military

Entrance
Processing Station
A Columbia

Recruiting

Battalion
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100
SEAN RAYFORD online@thestate.com

Soldiers shout during a Rite of Passage ceremony at Fort Jackson on Sept. 3.

THE SOLDIERS CREED


I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of
a team.

I will never quit.


I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I serve the people of the United


States, and live the Army Values.

I am disciplined, physically and


mentally tough, trained and
proficient in my warrior tasks
and drills.

I will always place the mission


first.
I will never accept defeat.

I always maintain my arms, my


equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.


I stand ready to deploy, engage,
and destroy, the enemies of the
United States of America in
close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and
the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.

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