Fort Belvoir sits near the site of the Belvoir plantation - which was destroyed by fire in 1783. The installation itself wasn't founded until 1917, as a training camp for Army Engineers, as well teaching about chemical and trench warfare strategies. During World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, Belvoir again put out engineers (and engineer officers) by the hundreds.

Belvoir is currently the headquarters for several Army agencies, such as the Defense Logistics Agency, the US Army Intelligence and Security Command, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, as well as Virginia National Guard's 29th Infantry Division. The Engineering School, at Belvoir for over 70 years, was moved to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri in 1988.

Fort A.P. Hill was established in 1941, and was used as training site for large units, in 1942 it was the headquarters and staging area for General George S Patton's Task Force A, before they invaded Morocco. Fort Hill continued to function as a training area for large units during both the Korea and Vietnam Wars. Today, the 76,000 acres are used to train all branches of the US military, as well as other state and federal agencies.

Camp Ethan Allen is an 11,000 acre site featuring the Ethan Allen Firing Range, a facility for the testing, development, and qualification of weapon systems throughout the Army, as well as the Army Mountain Warfare School, which trains soldiers for both mountain and cold weather operations and tactics.

Camp Ethan Allen trains over 20,000 soldiers a year and includes a 30,000 square foot, two story barracks, a 10,000 square foot armory, as well buildings for instructors and other training facilities.

Camp W.G. Williams is a 24,000 acre National Guard Training Site operated by the Utah Army National Guard. Facilities at Camp Williams include ranges for all manner of firearms, grenades and artillery, as well as urban and natural maneuver areas.

Camp Maxey was opened in 1942, and initially was used to train 793rd Military Police Battalion. The camp was placed on inactive status in 1945, and now is part of the Texas Army National Guard, and used for training Texas ANG soldiers.

Construction of Camp Bowie was begun in September of 1940, shortly before the US joined World War II. In 1943, the base was used as a holding facility for German POW's - many of them from German General Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Today Camp Bowie is used as an Army Reserve and National Guard Training Center.

Established in 1941, Fort Stewart was established as a 5,000 acre installation for the training of anti-aircraft artillery gunners. Eventually Fort Stewart would encompass over 280,000 acres - needed space for the live-fire training of the anti-aircraft weapons. During the Korean War Fort Stewart was again used in the training of anti-aircraft weapons, however during the War in Vietnam elements from the US Army Aviation School began to use Fort Stewart for rotary-wing training.

Today, in addition to continuing to support Army Aviation, Fort Stewart is the home to the 3rd Infantry Division.

Established in 1885, Fort McPherson was used as a recruitment center and general hospital during the Spanish-American War. It filled the same functions during World War I, also being used to house POW's and train officers. Because of the large buildup of forces during World War II, Fort McPherson was used as a reception and separation center for soldiers entering and leaving the military, and again as a major medical center.

Until it was listed for closure in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closing report, and closed in 2011, Fort McPherson was used by the US Army Forces Command, Reserve Command, as well as a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). All of these units will be moved to other, active Army Installations.

Camp Blanding is the primary training base for both the Florida National Guard and Florida Army National Guard. The 73,000 acre installation contains firing ranges for weapons from handguns to mortars and artillery, as well as 55,000 acres of ground for simulating larger engagements in varied environments. Recently Camp Blanding has also become host to the Army's newest Air Assault course, in response to the need for Air Assault personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Established in 1791, Fort McNair was intended from the beginning to be a major defense site for the US capitol. However, the site proved ineffective against the British when they assaulted the capitol during the War of 1812. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the base housed a predecessor to the Walter Reed Medical Center, and in 1904 the Army War College was established at Fort McNair. In 1924 the Army Industrial College was founded at Fort McNair, and in 1976 these two schools merged to form the National Defense University.