Located
in the Ozark Mountains, Fort Leonard Wood is home to the
Maneuver Support Center that includes U.S. Army Engineer,
Military Police and Chemical schools.
The post is named for Major General Leonard Wood, a distinguished American soldier whose service to his country spanned 40 years. A warrior and a surgeon, Leonard Wood graduated from Harvard
University and began his military service as a contract surgeon during the Apache Indian Wars in the 1880s, winning the Congressional
Medal of Honor for valor.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (573)596-0131 or DSN
581-0590
Mailing
address: Fort leonard Wood, MO 65473
Population:
5,408 active duty; 12,183 family members; 2,716
civilians
Housing: 1,775
family housing units; 720 unaccompanied personnel units
(573)596-0965
Temporary
lodging: 1,655 visitor quarters
(573)596-0999 or (800)677-8356
Army
Community Service: (573)596-0212
Schools: Five
elementary and one middle school on post run by
Waynesville R-VI School District
Child
Care: Center for 303; 23 approved homes
(573)596-0238
Health
care: 75-bed hospital.
Appointments/benefits/Tricare (573)329-8600
Fort
Leonard Wood has a large size commissary -
(573)596-0783,
a large exchange, a mall, and one shoppette (573)329-2200. Recreation at Fort
Leonard Wood includes arts and crafts, bowling,
library, auto hobby, recreation center, golf, gym, tennis,
swimming, outdoor activities, and fishing.
