On 15 September 2011, the Fredericksburg Military Affairs Council (MAC) received an overview and tour of Fort A.P. Hill. Centerpiece to this visit was a tour of the new US Army Explosives Ordinance Disposal school at Fort A.P. Hill.

1. Fort A.P. Hill Update Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council Roundtable and Tour September 15, 2011 LTC Jack Haefner Installation Commander Where America’s Military Sharpens Its Combat Edge

2. Fort A.P. Hill History Created from Essex and Caroline Counties and established as an Army artillery and maneuver training installation – June 11, 1941 Served as a staging area for Patton’s Task Force A, Operation TORCH Staging area for European-bound units including VII Corps Headquarters and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment during Korean War Mobilization station for MP units during Desert Storm Training support platform for 92nd Separate Infantry Brigade (PR ARNG) mobilization during OIF

3. Fort A.P. Hill Today Today, we provide ongoing training support for conventional/ unconventional joint and interagency units engaged in Homeland Defense and Overseas Contingency Operations

4. Fort A.P. Hill Training Land = Military Value Fort A.P. Hill’s number one mission is to ensure our Warriors are fully prepared to fight and win the nation’s wars. We use the installation’s full acreage to support that mission.

6. Virginia’s Top Rated Army Installation for ‘Military Value’ in BRAC 2005

7. Largest Employer – Caroline County

8. Winner, 2008 Army Communities of Excellence

10. 31 Training Areas

11. 26 Artillery Points

12. 14 Mortar Points

13. 10 Camps; 2 Transient Barracks

14. 8 Aviation Training Areas

15. 1 Rappahannock River Crossing Site

17. FAPH Project Locations FY09 PN 64237 SCOE WTX AREA COMPLETED! FY10 PN 66904 Recreational Cabins $890K COMPLETED! FY11 PN 65790 AWG Light Demo Range $3.4M Award: 18 May 2011 WORK ONGOING FY10 PN 67973 SCOE EOD School and Field Training COMPLETED! FY11 PN 65726 and PN 65789 AWG INDOOR RANGE & COMPLEX $71.1M Award: est 30 September 2011 FY11 PN 74211 ARMY RESERVE CENTER $15.5M Award: 30 June 2011 Awaiting Groundbreaking FY10 PN 68779 Training Support Center CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED FY11 PN 65791 AND PN 65792 Known Distance and 1200 Meter Range $18.3M Award: est 30 September 2011 FY10 PN 67011 Infantry Platoon Battle Course (IPBC) $5.8M Award: 6 July 2011 WORK ONGOING

19. Admin/Command & Control Center

20. Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

21. Indoor Range

23. Roads to simulate scenarios, in- theater constructionEstimated Award: 30 September 2011 Estimated Construction Time: 2 Years

24. AWG Range Locations Estimated Award Date: 30 September 2011 Estimated Construction Time: 20 Months

26. Organizational Parking

27. Organizational Maintenance Shop

30. Range support buildings for operations, storage, briefings, latrines, meal consumption, ammo issue, and after-action reviews. Award: 6 July 2011 Work currently ongoing.

33. Selected as Subject Matter Expert in specialty

34. Reside throughout the community

35. Bowling Green

36. Fredericksburg

37. Ladysmith

39. The addition of “mud, brick, or stone” to the exterior as well as some other touches like gasoline pumps will complete the village. Partitions are added on the upper floors for safety.Original Combat Village Actual Village in Afghanistan New Combat Village Under Construction

41. Promotes Compatible Development

42. Benefits Community & Installation

44. Economic Impact Fort A.P. Hill also support the indirect personal earnings of people throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond who produce products, provide services and have other jobs indirectly connected to the wages spent in the economy and the materials, services and equipment procured. This translates into 1,655 supported full-time equivalent jobs in addition to the 745 jobs directly supported by Fort A.P. Hill. * Total economic impacts after application of appropriate multiplier factors by category of expenditure.

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46. INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND “Sustain, Support and Defend”