Facts about Fort Hood

Near Killeen, Texas, the Army complex is the biggest U.S. military base

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At 340 square miles, Fort Hood is the largest U.S. military installation and sprawls across an area larger than New York City.

Other facts about the Army base:

Fort Hood is the only post in the U.S. capable of supporting two divisions with tanks and other heavy armor: the 1st Cavalry and the 1st Army Division West
Adjacent to Killeen and 60 miles northeast of Austin
Home to III Corps
Active duty officers, as of Aug. 19: 4,929
Active duty enlisted: 45,414
Family members on base: 17,954
Family members off base: 89,933
Civilian employees: 8,909
Some 20,000 Fort Hood soldiers are in Afghanistan or Iraq
Largest single employer in Texas