Fort Bragg
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United States Army installation; census designated place in North Carolina
Key facts
- Type
- Army
- Controlled by
- United States
- In use
- 1918–present
- Current commander
- Colonel K. "Chad" Mixon
- Garrison
- XVIII Airborne Corps , For tenant units, see below
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Cumberland
- Total
- 251.0 sq mi (650.2 km )
- Land
- 249.7 sq mi (646.8 km )
- Water
- 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km )
- Density
- 158.0/sq mi (61.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 28307, 28310
- Area codes
- 910, 472
- Fips code
- 37-24260
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 39457
- Area
- 650
- Elevation
- 104
- Official website
- home.army.mil/liberty
- Image
- Fort Bragg 1st Brigade barracks.jpg
- Dialing code
- 910
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- Commons category
- Fort Bragg (North Carolina)
- native label
- Fort Bragg
- inception
- 1918-00-00
- postal code
- 28310
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Fort Bragg (renamed Fort Liberty from 2023 to 2025) is a U.S. Army military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 military personnel.
Covering more than 251 square miles (650 km), Fort Bragg is home to the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, which oversees the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Additionally, it hosts the 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army Western Hemisphere Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Womack Army Medical Center. Fort Bragg also operates two airfields: Pope Field, where the U.S. Air Force stations global airlift and special operations units, as well as the Air Force Combat Control School, and Simmons Army Airfield, which supports Army aviation units for airborne and special operations missions.