Military
Located adjacent to Columbia County, the U.S. Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon is the largest electronic communications center of its kind in the world. The center specializes in state-of-the-art communications through satellite and computer-based technologies. Fort Gordon is also home to the U.S. Army’s Computer Science School and to a joint-services intelligence organization that serves the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition, Fort Gordon is home to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, which serves as a regional army hospital for 5 southeastern states and Puerto Rico.
What does Fort Gordon mean to the regional economy?
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Aside from an estimated regional economic impact of more than $1 billion, graduates of the U.S. Army Signal Center provide the Augusta MSA with thousands of disciplined, well-trained, and technologically capable employees for its workforce. |