The time has finally come. After 71 years of history at Fort Knox, the Armor School big guns shoot there for one last time. Our Ron Andruss made the trip to Kentucky to capture this historic event.
I missed the sound of those wonderful tanks as i was born and raised in Kentucky..then we moved even closer to Fort Knox and could even see the flares..now we live in Germany....it's to quiet..
Well they definitely have 600 soldiers back on the Armor field who will be ready to after the month of training! I’m sleep deprived but so proud to know you guys are in my backyard training to take care of our country! 🇺🇸
I could hear that final night fire at my house.Of course, Fort Knox didn't close, and tanks still fire here ... USMC and Army National Guard. I do miss the old Patton Museum collection though!
I was there in 2004...then again as Drill Sergeant last bit of 2010 and 2011 and helped my troop pack up for Fort Benning. It was sad to leave since I knew that place like the back of my hand and met some good people while stationed there. Good times
home of cavalry is ft riley,kansas.the museum of cavalry is in ft riley itself.and a lot of cav units started in kansas.i been to the cavarly museum.and general custer home is still there
I did OSUT There in 95 in D 2/13 , once I graduated I ended up being stationed there and I was in HHC 2/13 , then in 96 it was Reflaged to 2/81 , I served 3 years there than got out then reenlisted back in 07 and had to do AIT and Basic . It's kind of crazy But the CSM Chapman that's talking there was My 1SGT on Colorado in 07 ..
I visited Ft Knox 2 weeks ago for a tour during the 4th of July weekend. I attended basic training their 40 years earlier during that exact same time. D-19-4 The old barracks are no where to be found. The old streets of the reception station are still there, but covered in weeds. The only building that I seen that was still there from 1980 was the build we were issued the old OD Green fatigue uniforms at. I returned to Ft Knox in 1985 and was stationed there for 2 years and my oldest was born there. That hospital is still there. I spent 2 hours on post that day and didn't see but 20 people. Not sure where everyone was at. Anyways, just old memories.
I was looking at retirement locations and the Ft Knox area was one. But after hearing about the armor school being moved to Ft Benning, it kinda made me wonder if the writing was on the wall for FT Knox being shut down in the future. I was down there last Nov 2021 and the place looked like a National Guard base. Not many people around. Gulfport MS is hot on the list. At least there's a Navy and Air Force base in that area.
I highly doubt Knox is going away any time soon. It's in a transition period right now. Despite being a location for various schools which means a lot of transient soldiers, there are new permanent units filling up the place. The hospital is being rebuilt right now.
Brother went to book camp there in 1967. Remember driving in on Wilson road and seeing the rows and rows of those bayonet training devices. A tire, with a wood center and a "padded" arm that would swing around and knock the living crap out of you (as per my brother) after you hit it with your bayonet. Was down there last Nov. The place was like a ghost town. Kinda sad how they want to move everything to Benning. And I don't think BRAC is over so maybe FT Knox is on the radar. The USCM and NG can always go elsewhere for tank training. Not like that's never been done before.
took basic training 74 A/15/4 ait 75 C-2-1 tankers then headed to germany alot of memories. don whit. ps a shame that they moved training from fort knox
ex drill sergeant thomas brown at 1:50 lol i remember he got his ass chewed out by a csm when he called our 3rd platoon to attention lmfao 19k 3rd platoon fox company 2-81 armor training brigade.
Not a good idea shutting down Fort Knox. Once you start something do not stop. Reductions are o.k. but to keep up with technology 2 years down from non use is similar to 10 years behind in STE equipment just to fix something that will probably be used again. Perhaps the armour school is relocating. Lets hope that's the case. Forge the thunderbolt means exactly that. Major General Brown's input might clarify this missions importance.
