Fort Sill


 
 

Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.

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Today as the U.S. Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars. It serves as a nation historic landmark and home of the Field Artillery for the free world.

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As of 2005, Major General David P. Valcourt is the Commanding General, Fort Sill.

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United States Army: The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of fiscal year 2004 (FY04), it consisted of 485,500 soldiers (including 71,400 women) on active duty and 591,000 in reserve (325,000 in the Army National Guard (ARNG) and...

Lawton, Oklahoma: Lawton is a city located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,757. It is the county seat of Comanche County. Lawton, founded in 1901, is in southwest Oklahoma, near the Wichita Mountains. It is the cultural and commercial center of the area. La...

Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's estimated population as of 2008 was 551,789, with an estimated metro-area population of 1,206,142. In 2008, the Ok...


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