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Celebrate Fayetteville: Exploring the Greater Fayetteville Region

A full-color photography book showcasing Fayetteville, NC area, paired with the histories of companies, institutions, and organizations that have made the region great.

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A new headquarters building was constructed<br />

near Main Post for <strong>the</strong> U.S. Army<br />

Forces Command (FORSCOM) and <strong>the</strong> U.S.<br />

Army Reserve Command. These two major<br />

commands moved to Fort Bragg when Fort<br />

Macpherson, Georgia, was closed under <strong>the</strong><br />

U.S. Army Base Realignment and Closure<br />

Division (BRAC).<br />

Today, Fort Bragg, “<strong>the</strong> Home of <strong>the</strong><br />

Airborne and Special Operations,” with<br />

approximately 50,517 military personnel,<br />

17,051 civilian employees and 162,816 acres,<br />

is one of <strong>the</strong> largest military complexes in<br />

<strong>the</strong> world.<br />

✧<br />

Soldier at Jumpmaster School.<br />

C H A P T E R 1<br />

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