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Fort Jackson

American  

noun

  1. a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in N central South Carolina, NE of Columbia.


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In 2015, an Army research team went to the grenade range at Fort Jackson, S.C., after instructors there complained of headaches, fatigue, memory issues and confusion.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

He spent 1952 and ’53 in the Army, assigned to Fort Jackson, S.C., and playing enough baseball that “I matured as a pitcher,” he told The Los Angeles Times in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2023

So far, 5,400 soldiers have made it through the prep course since it started in August at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

When Sarah Hoyt arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C., for basic training in 2002, the Army confiscated all of her personal belongings.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

The mortar-boats, or "bombers," as they began to be called, were anchored between 3,000 and 4,000 yards below Fort Jackson, upon which the attack was mainly to be directed.

From History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle)

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