,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,perdue 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,isakson7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,honoring the #ajjth anniversary of ,fort ,benning in ,columbus1 ,georgia4 ,whereas #bjah was the #ajjth anniversary of ,fort ,benning1 a military installation operating in ,columbus1 ,georgia2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning is named after ,brigadier ,general ,henry ,lewis ,benning1 a resident of ,columbus1 ,georgia2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning resides on land originally belonging to the ,creek ,tribe of the ,muskogee ,nation2 ,whereas1 on ,april #d1 #aiag1 the day after ,president ,woodrow ,wilson asked ,congress for a declaration of war against ,germany1 the citizens of ,columbus began advocating for an ,army camp to be constructed near ,columbus1 ,georgia2 ,whereas the ,war ,department decided to move the ,infantry ,school of ,arms at ,fort ,sill1 ,oklahoma1 to a more spacious site to train soldiers on infantry skills and tactics2 ,whereas1 on ,august #bg1 #aiah1 with the help of the ,columbus ,chamber of ,commerce1 an #hd-;acre farm on ,macon ,road in ,columbus1 ,georgia1 was selected as the site for the infantry camp2 ,whereas1 on ,september #ah1 #aiah1 the ,adjutant ,general ordered troops from ,fort ,sill to report to the newly selected site by ,october #a1 #aiah2 ,whereas1 on ,october #ai1 #aiah1 ,columbus native ,anna ,caroline ,benning1 daughter of the brigadier general1 raised the ,united ,states flag over the ,united ,states ,infantry ,school of ,arms and the site was formally christened ,camp ,benning2 ,whereas1 after the end of ,world ,war ,i1 the ,committee on ,military ,affairs of the ,senate ordered construction on ,camp ,benning to be halted on ,january #i1 #aiai2 ,whereas ,senator ,hoke ,smith of ,georgia strongly advocated for congressional hearings to receive testimony on resuming construction of the post1 allowing for ,columbus-area supporters1 as well as infantry commanders who fought in ,world ,war ,i1 to testify about the need for the post2 ,whereas1 on ,march #h1 #aiai1 the ,committee on ,military ,affairs of the ,senate voted to resume building ,camp ,benning2 ,whereas the post quickly outgrew the ,macon ,road location and1 on ,june #ag1 #aiai1 ,camp ,benning was moved to its present site1 which included the #a1hjj-;acre plantation of local businessman ,arthur ,bussey2 ,whereas1 on ,january #i1 #aibb1 the ,war ,department issued ,general ,order ,no4 #a1 making ,camp ,benning a permanent military installation and appropriating more than #a1jjj1jjj of additional building funds for the ,infantry ,school of ,arms1 which later became the ,infantry ,school2 ,whereas1 on ,may #ab1 #aibj1 #aj ,army aircraft were assigned to ,camp ,benning as the air detachment of the post1 marking the first use of aviation at ,camp ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,february #h1 #aibb1 ,camp ,benning was redesignated as ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ag1 #aicb1 the tank school of the ,united ,states ,army officially moved from ,fort ,meade1 ,maryland1 to ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning played a critical role in ,world ,war ,,ii1 training thousands of soldiers for the ,european1 ,african1 and ,pacific theaters of war2 ,whereas1 on ,june #be1 #aidj1 the commandant of the ,infantry ,school was directed by the ,adjutant ,general to provide a platoon of volunteers for parachute test duty1 leading to the formation of the ,parachute ,test ,platoon2 ,whereas1 on ,september #af1 #aidj1 the ,war ,department approved the formation of the first ,parachute ,battalion at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,october #a1 #aidj1 the #ejast ,parachute ,battalion was activated2 ,whereas1 in ,july #aida1 the modern ,officer ,candidate ,school for ,infantry was established at ,fort ,benning to provide a rigorous training venue for new officers2 ,whereas1 in ,december #aidc1 the #eeeth ,parachute ,infantry ,company1 later redesignated as ,company ,a1 #eeeth ,parachute ,infantry ,battalion1 the first ,african-,american parachute unit1 which was known as ,triple ,nickles1 was activated at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 after ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,fort ,benning continued to play a vital role in training soldiers for every conflict involving the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,ranger ,training ,center was established on ,october #ab1 #aiej1 which trained personnel for the ,korean ,war2 ,whereas1 during the ,korean ,war1 ,fort ,benning opened the ,officer ,candidate ,school on ,february #ah1 #aiea1 which has trained-- 7#a7 thousands of infantry officers to serve as leaders in the ,army2 and 7#b7 since #aigc1 officers of all branches to serve as leaders in the ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas the #aath ,air ,assault ,division was activated at ,fort ,benning on ,february #g1 #aifc1 to test and develop the air mobile concept2 ,whereas the #aath ,air ,assault ,division was inactivated on ,july #a1 #aife1 and replaced by the #ast ,cavalry ,division 7,airmobile7 and deployed to ,vietnam on ,september #aa1 #aife1 specializing in flying troops in and out of combat zones via helicopter2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning served as a major staging ground for troops sent to the ,middle ,east during ,operation ,desert ,shield and ,operation ,desert ,storm1 and later during ,operation ,enduring ,freedom and ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom2 ,whereas1 in #bjji1 tanks from the ,armor ,school at ,fort ,knox arrived at ,fort ,benning1 combining infantry and armor at #a post and forming the ,maneuver ,center of ,excellence2 ,whereas1 on ,august #af1 #bjag1 the #ast ,security ,force ,assistance ,brigade was activated at ,fort ,benning and subsequently deployed to ,afghanistan to assist forces of the ,government of ,afghanistan2 ,whereas the ,maneuver ,center of ,excellence consists of-- 7#a7 the ,capabilities ,development and ,integration ,directorate2 7#b7 the ,united ,states ,army ,infantry ,school2 7#c7 the ,united ,states ,army ,armor ,school2 7#d7 the #aidth ,armored ,brigade1 #cafth ,cavalry ,brigade1 and #aihth and #aiith ,infantry ,brigades2 7#e7 the ,directorate of ,training and ,doctrine2 and 7#f7 additional tenant units2 ,whereas some of the most respected ,united ,states military leaders in the #bjth century were stationed at ,fort ,benning1 including-- 7#a7 ,general ,omar ,bradley2 7#b7 ,general ,dwight ,eisenhower2 7#c7 ,general ,george ,marshall2 7#d7 ,general ,george ,patton2 7#e7 ,general ,william ,livsey2 and 7#f7 ,general ,colin ,powell2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning has helped foster changes in the role of women in the military2 ,whereas1 on ,december1 #ad1 #aigc1 ,privates ,joyce ,kutsch and ,rita ,johnson became the first women to graduate the ,basic ,airborne ,course1 and later1 the ,united ,states ,army ,quartermaster ,school ,parachute ,rigger ,course2 ,whereas1 on ,august #ba1 #bjae1 ,captain ,kristen ,griest and #ast ,lieutenant ,shaye ,haver became the first #b women to graduate from the ,army ,ranger ,school at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,december #a1 #bjaf1 #ac women became the first ever to graduate from the ,army ,armor ,basic ,officer ,leader ,course at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,may #ai1 #bjag1 ,company ,a1 #ast ,battalion1 #aith ,infantry ,regiment1 #aihth ,infantry ,brigade1 graduated #acg new ,infantry soldiers1 including #ah women who completed the first inter-gender ,infantry ,one ,station ,unit ,training at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bb1 #bjag1 #d women became the first ever to graduate from the ,cavalry ,school of the ,army at ,fort ,benning2 ,whereas ,fort ,benning is the sixth largest military installation in the ,united ,states covering approximately #ahb1jjj acres1 with a #e1ejj1jjj1jjj economic impact to the ,tri-,community and approximately #abj1jjj military and civilian personnel2 ,whereas the ,columbus ,chamber of ,commerce1 the ,rotary ,club of ,columbus1 ,columbus #bjbe1 and other partnering groups fought to establish and have continued to support ,fort ,benning from its inception2 ,whereas the people of the ,tri-,community fought to establish and have continued to support ,fort ,benning from its inception2 and ,whereas the following visionary citizens displayed the foresight1 vision1 and leadership to fight to establish ,camp ,benning near ,columbus1 ,georgia3 7#a7 ,mr4 ,john ,betjeman4 7#b7 ,mr4 ,rhodes ,browne4 7#c7 ,mr4 ,john ,ralston ,cargill4 7#d7 ,mr4 ,lucius ,h4 ,chappell4 7#e7 ,mr4 ,henry ,b4 ,crawford4 7#f7 ,mr4 ,j4 ,homer ,dimon4 7#g7 ,mr4 ,robert ,ernest ,dismukes4 7#h7 ,mr4 ,w4,j4 ,fielder4 7#i7 ,mr4 ,reynolds ,flournoy4 7#aj7 ,mr4 ,frank ,u4 ,garrard4 7#aa7 ,mr4 ,ralph ,curtis ,jordan4 7#ab7 ,mr4 ,albert ,kirven4 7#ac7 ,mr4 ,a4,f4 ,kunze4 7#ad7 ,mr4 ,frank ,g4 ,lumpkin4 7#ae7 ,mr4 ,leighton ,w4 ,mac,pherson4 7#af7 ,mr4 ,h4,r4 ,mcclatchey4 7#ag7 ,mr4 ,t4,t4 ,miller4 7#ah7 ,mr4 ,marshall ,morton4 7#ai7 ,mr4 ,roger ,m4 ,page4 7#bj7 ,mr4 ,t4,g4 ,reeves4 7#ba7 ,mr4 ,walter ,a4 ,richards4 7#bb7 ,mr4 ,h4,c4 ,smith3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors ,fort ,benning in ,columbus1 ,georgia1 on its #ajjth anniversary2 7#b7 commends the thousands of men and women who have worked and trained at ,fort ,benning2 7#c7 honors the people of the ,tri-,community including those in ,columbus1 ,georgia1 and ,phenix ,city1 ,alabama1 for their continued support of ,fort ,benning2 and 7#d7 encourages ,fort ,benning to continue its instrumental role in preparing the brave men and women of the ,united ,states for the battlefield4