Located
near Fayettville, NC, Fort Bragg is home to the 82nd
Airborne Division, Army Special Forces Command and the
XVIII Airborne Corps.
In 1918 the Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow, seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities, and a climate for year round training, decided that the area now known as Fort Bragg met all of the desired criteria. Consequently, Camp Bragg came into existence on 4 September 1918. Camp Bragg was named for a native North Carolinian, General Braxton Bragg.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (910)396-0011 or DSN
236-0011
Mailing
address: XVIII ABN Corps & Fort Bragg,
Armistead and Macomb St., Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000
Population:
45,000 active duty; 10,501 family members; 9,715
civilians
Housing: 4,752
family units; 250 leased houses in Hoke County; wait up to
18 months (910)396-3009
Temporary
lodging: 681-room inn; four guest-house units
(910)396-7700; campground (910)396-5979
Army
Community Service: (910)396-8682
Schools: Seven
elementary schools, one middle school and one junior high
school on post operated by the DoDDs
Child
Care: Four centers for 762, six-month
wait; 132 approved homes (910)396-8110
Health
care: 200-bed medical center.
Appointments (910)907-6451; benefits (910)907-6926;
Tricare (800)931-9501
Fort
Bragg has a very large size commissary -
(910)396-7213, two large exchanges, and six shoppettes
(910)436-4888. Recreation at Fort Bragg includes bowling,
library, auto hobby, golf, gym, tennis, swimming, outdoor
activities, camping, fishing, and stables.
