Brand New www.super8.com All Rooms Include: To Atlanta Interstate 20 To Columbia Exit 194 • Free Hi-Speed Internet Access in Every Room • Business Center • Meeting Room • Free Superstart Breakfast • Guest Laundry • In-Room Iron and Ironing Board • In-Room Coffeemakers • In-Room Refrigerator • In-Room Hairdryers Park West Drive • In-Room Microwave/Ref. • Exercise Room • HBO, CNN, ESPN, Disney • 27” Television with Cable • Interior Corridors/Elevator Fort Gordon Gate 706-396-1600 www.super8.com 456 Park West Dr. Augusta, GA 30813 I-20 Exit 194 - Next to Cracker Barrel Fort Gordon ContentsContents Arrival......................................................................4 Mission ..................................................................10 Units ......................................................................12 Mission Support ..................................................27 Services & Facilities ..........................................36 Augusta Area........................................................58 History ..................................................................61 Maps ......................................................................72 Military Buyer’s Guide ......................................91 Telephone Directory ........................................147 The Fort Gordon Installation Guide is published by MARCOA Publishing, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, Georgia. 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Editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office, Fort Gordon, Georgia. 2006-2007 Post Guide 3 ArrivalArrival Welcome to Fort Gordon Home of the Signal Regiment The Army’s Model Installation for the 21st Century www.gordon.army.mil Welcome Welcome to the U.S. Army Signal Center and the Central Savannah River Area! As the Army’s model installation for the 21st century, Fort Gordon is dedicated to increasing its own Army community’s involvement and the local civilian community’s involvement in day-to-day support management operations. Leading the way into the 21st century, Fort Gordon is transforming from an isolated Army installation into an integrated 4 Arrival community in the Augusta area. edge of Augusta, Ga. The Dyess Leave), and all personnel records, as Fort Gordon is extremely proud of its Parkway (Interstate 20, Exit 194) well as medical and dental records. successful community partnerships leads you directly to Fort Gordon’s 791-3649. that support the mission and comple- main entrance. Or take the Bobby Personnel assigned to the National ment the installation management Jones Expressway (Interstate 520, Security Agency/Central Security action plan. Exit 196) then drive east on Inter- Services Georgia should report to The installation is home to the U.S. state 520 to Exit 4 onto Highway 278 Building 28423 on Brainard Avenue. Army Signal Regiment and host to a (Gordon Highway/Fort Gordon exit). 791-9181. multiservice community of Army, These exits will lead you onto Fort Trainee/student personnel reporting Navy, Air Force, Marines and multi- Gordon through the Main Gate after 4 p.m. weekdays and on week- national forces. Fort Gordon is fast (Gate 1). ends and holidays should report to the becoming a center for joint forces Fort Gordon is approximately 139 Receiving and Processing Company, activities, training and operations. miles east of Atlanta, 80 miles Building 25710, on Barnes Avenue. Fort Gordon is a major employer in southwest of Columbia, South Car- 791-8314. east Georgia. With a work force of olina and 122 miles northwest of Reporting information is also 12,763 military and 7,081 civilians, Savannah, Georgia. available at the Military Police Sta- much of the installation’s annual eco- Located about eight miles south- tion, Building 29717, on Rice Road nomic impact of nearly $1.3 billion west of Augusta, Fort Gordon’s loca- and B Street, adjacent to Connelly goes directly into area shops, real tion is close to the Augusta Health Clinic. 791-4380. estate, banks and other businesses. metropolitan area and an easy drive Fort Gordon and the Central to Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Savannah River Area are valued the beaches along the Atlantic Ocean Housing neighbors, trusted community part- and the mountains. ners and recognized leaders in city 706-791-5116, 791-6559, 791-9656, management and public administra- Arriving 791-9658, DSN 780-XXXX tion, continuously improving both The Installation housing services communities with quality facilities All personnel arriving at Fort include on-post family quarters, and and excellent services. Gordon as permanent party should community housing referral and relo- Fort Gordon has met the chal- report to the Soldier Service Center, cation assistance. On-post housing is lenge of change by becoming a Darling Hall, Building 33720, on the now operated by the GMH Housing proactive and diverse community corner of Chamberlain Avenue and Office, located on post at 771D Pecan that welcomes partnerships in its Kilbourne Street. When reporting, Court, McNair Terrace. If you wish to innovative approaches to installa- personnel should have orders, DA reside in on-post housing you must tion management. Form 31 (Request and Authority for coordinate with GMH either at the By sharing together, everyone bene- fits by making Fort Gordon and the local communities into one integrated, cooperative and caring community. Whether you have come to Fort Gordon to learn, to teach, to live or to work as a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, as a mission partner or to provide the vast support necessary to maintain a military post of this size, you will be a vital part of the “Home of the Signal Regiment” and a valued member of the Central Savannah River Area community. Directions Fort Gordon can be reached from Interstate 20, located on the western 2006-2007 Post Guide 5 Arrival McNair Terrace facility, on the web at http://www.ftgordonfamilyhousing.com /downloaddocuments.htm or by con- tacting them at 706-772-7041. Their hours of operation are Monday and Wednesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Housing Services Office (HSO), located in Room 129, Darling Hall, Building 33720, on Chamberlain Avenue and Kilbourne Street, manages the off- post relocation and referral services and occupants complaints for the installation and is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Residential Communities Ini- tiative Project (RCI) Office is co-located with the HSO Office and can be reached at 706-791-6559/4302. There are no unaccompanied per- sonnel housing for officers and senior enlisted personnel available on the installation. Information per- taining to unaccompanied personnel housing can be obtained by calling 706-791-7067. The Housing Services Office main- tains a complete up-to-date listing of available housing within local com- munities. Since a waiting period usually exists for on-post family housing for most grades, many per- sonnel must seek temporary housing within the local community. The Housing Services Office offers coun- seling and personal attention to your specific needs, which enables you to choose wisely from various types of off-post housing. Newcomers are required to report to the Housing Services Office before seeking off- post quarters. This office also serves as a relocation point to those members who are rotating from Fort Gordon to other installations. Housing information pertinent to the gaining installation and its sur- rounding communities is available on file to assist families in transition. 706-791-5116, 791-9656, 791-9658. You can also visit the new Army one stop housing assistance web site at www.onestoparmy.com. 6 Fort Gordon Arrival Lodging Facilities 706-790-3676, 791-2277, 791-3644, DSN 780-XXXX Modern lodging facilities with accom- modations for 741 temporary duty personnel are available on Fort Gordon. While 188 rooms are specifi- cally designated for the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, all others are routinely assigned to offi- cers, Department of Defense civilians and other enlisted visitors to the installation. Included are Distin- guished Visitor Quarters, which are available for general and senior grade officers (other official guests on space available) and Stinson Hall, a favorite with permanent change of station personnel, hospital patients and visitors. Stinson Hall, Building 37300, located on Avenue of the States, is within walking distance to the Post Exchange, bank, credit union and commissary. Administra- tion of these facilities is