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FT KNOX

Welcome to Fort Knox
Fort Knox is located 35 miles southwest of Louisville, just off Highway 31W, which can be reached from the north by taking Louisville's Gene Snyder Freeway (KY 841) west off I-65. If approaching from the south, take KY 313 exit ...
To Your Health
Emergency Care
Emergency medical services are available 24 hours a day at Ireland Army Community Hospital. In case of an emergency, dial 911 from an on-post phone. Members with non-emergency conditions should call the central appointment number 1-800-493-9602 Monday through ...
Education at Fort Knox
Established in 1932, the Fort Knox Community Schools (FKCS) provides a comprehensive program for school-age children of the military men and women stationed at Fort Knox. Nearly 2,300 students attend the eight Fort Knox schools: four elementary schools with grades ...
Activities and Programs
The Directorate of Morale , Welfare and Recreation
The Directorate of Morale, Welfare, and Recreation encompasses a wide range of activities and programs designed to improve the life of active duty military personnel and their families. DMWR is comprised of ...
The Armor Center and School
The Armor Center
The U.S. Army Armor Center consists of agencies, directorates, and units that oversee and support operations for the organizations and their missions, which includes: The Armor School The Armor School is responsible for training the current mounted force ...
The Garrison
Fort Knox Garrison
The Garrison provides to the greater Fort Knox community essential services, support, and facilities necessary for quality of life and organizational missions.

Directorate of Contracting
The Fort Knox Directorate of Contracting serves as the Army Contracting Agency's mechanism for ...
Human Resource Center of Excellence
Human Resource Center of Excellence
One of the eight Army Centers of Excellence, the HRCoE consolidates Human Resources Command components from Alexandria, Va., Indianapolis, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo.; Accessions Command; and Cadet Command. Personnel actions for all Army Soldiers ...
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
There are six Battalions in the Duke Brigade Combat Team:
• 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment - 'Blue Spaders'
• 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment - 'Ramrods'
• 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment - 'Raiders
• 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment ...
Fort Knox Units
4th Cavalry Brigade , First Army Division East
The 4th Brigade is a Training Support Brigade (TSB), and is part of the First United States Army, Forces Command. It is composed of nine training battalions, six of which are active ...
Gold Vault
Construction on the U.S. Depository at Fort Knox began in 1936 and it began receiving shipments of gold in 1937. Today a large amount of the United States gold reserves is stored in the vault of the Fort Knox Bullion ...
A Look Back
Hardin County is one of the oldest counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, dating from the establishment of Kentucky as a state in 1792. In the Mill Creek area at the south end of post, Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln, ...
Life in My Old Kentucky Home

Hardin County
http://www.hccoky.org
Hardin is situated slightly west of central Kentucky and was formed in 1792. It currently encompasses almost 630 miles and boasts a population of more than 96,000. Its county seat is in Elizabethtown.

Radcliff
http://www.radclifftourism.org
Radcliff is conveniently located ...

The Early History of the Fort Knox Area
The initial Euro-American entry into the Fort Knox area is uncertain, but by the last quarter of the eighteenth century, numerous hunters, surveyors, explorers, and fortune seekers had traversed that part of Kentucky. By that time, such well known pioneers ...