Fort Jackson, SC - Units
Fort Jackson has over 3,500 active duty soldiers and over 14,000 family members living on or near the base. Fort Jackson employs over 5,000 civilians and over 36,000 retirees. Some units assigned to Fort Jackson include the Chaplain Center and School, the Drill Sergeant School and the Soldier Support Institute. Over 12,000 students attend school at one of the facilities on Fort Jackson.
Stationed Units
120th AG Battalion
803-751-7713/5518
157th Infantry Brigade
803-751-4616
Several units of the 157th Infantry Brigade are assigned to Fort Jackson. The 157th In Bde was established in 1917 to fight as part of the 79th Infantry Division in World War I. Arriving in summer of 1918, the 157th In Bde fought with the 79th in Lorraine against a deeply entrenched German position, pushing deep into German-held territory, gaining about 6 miles in a war generally measured in feet. This gain, September 1918, stood until Armistice in November, one of the greatest pushes of the war. After the Great War the 157th was inactivated.
The 157th In Bde was reactivated 1963-1995 and reactivated again in 2006, to the present.
165th Inf Bde
803-751-3810/1230/1235
171st Inf Bde
803-751-7536/3302
193rd Inf Bde
803-751-4230/6343
The 193rd Infantry Brigade was originally constituted as the headquarters company in the 97th Infantry Division, in 1922. The unit was reorganized in early 1942 as the 97the Reconnaissance Troop, which landed in Europe March 1945 and fought near the Rhine as part of ongoing operations there. After fighting in Germany, and a short respite, the 97th was transferred to occupation duty in Japan. The unit was inactivated in place in 1946, then reactivated 1962-1994, and reactivated again in 2007.
Soldier Support Institute
803-751-8000
