Welcome to Fort Knox, home of
the Army Armor Center and home to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Located
just 35 miles from Louisville, Fort Knox encompasses 109,000 acres in
three Kentucky counties. Fort Knox has a population of over 23,000 Soldiers,
family members and civilians.
The Armor Center and School is the largest organization on
Fort Knox and performs the mission of training all armor Soldiers and Marines. The Army
Recruiting Command headquarters conducts the mission of bringing men and women into the U.S. Army.
Additionally, the Eastern Region of the ROTC is headquartered at Fort Knox. The Army Accessions Command
has personnel on post and will relocate the headquarters here as a result of the BRAC decisions of 2005.
Units located on Fort Knox are considered “Partners in Excellence”
and include active duty Army organizations, Army Reserve, National Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Also located at Fort Knox is the Patton
Museum of Armor and Cavalry.
There is no fee for entrance, but donations are accepted. A new public access parking lot provides
easy access to the museum.
