Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the School of the Americas, is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia, renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.
The grounds of the school in Panama, photographed post-closure in 2006.
Fort Moore is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Moore supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. As a power projection platform, the post can deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway for their designated mission. Fort Moore is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and other tenant units.
Fort Moore was formerly named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning.
The crew of a 37 mm gun M3 anti-tank gun, in training at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 1942
Chief of Staff of the United States Army George W. Casey Jr. at Fort Benning in 2009.
Image: M Co E shoulder patch
