Fort Huachuca (usa)

Fort Huachuca

Fort Huachuca ranks 10,253rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Diksmuide, Alwar, and Blaye. Memorable people born in Fort Huachuca include Alexander Patch, and Luis Robles. Memorable people who died in Fort Huachuca include Tim McCoy. Fort Huachuca has been the birth place of many military personnels, and soccer players and the death place of many actors. Fort Huachuca is located in United States.

Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation, established on 3 March 1877 as Camp Huachuca. The garrison is under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is in Cochise County in southeast Arizona, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the border with Mexico and at the northern end of the Huachuca Mountains, adjacent to the town of Sierra Vista. From 1913 to 1933, the fort was the base for the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. During the build-up of World War II, the fort had quarters for more than 25,000 male soldiers and hundreds of WACs. In the 2010 census, Fort Huachuca had a population of about 6,500 active duty soldiers, 7,400 military family members, and 5,000 civilian employees. Fort Huachuca has over 18,000 people on post during weekday work hours. Read more on Wikipedia