2nd Pillar- Military
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(This report is being written and edited on a constant basis by Morrison Marketing. Morrison Marketing is a small marketing firm in Augusta, Georgia serving small business in the area. We design websites, create logos, give consulting advice and pretty much anything to do with growing or starting your business. I am a 23 Y/o Augusta Tech graduate and love my city, I will work very hard for you and your business, for money, but also out of love for this subject and my city. I have many blogs, reports, YouTube videos covering issues relevant to Augusta and her economy. If you have any concerns, information for me, would like to discuss business issues or would like me to work to grow your business, please email me at AugustaEconomy@gmail.com, thanks, lets grow this city and make something happen -Michael Morrison, Morrison Marketing "A proud to be Augusta, Georgia company)
Fort Gordon is a large military installation in Augusta, Georgia. Fort Gordon is largely into communications, surveillance and the modern day info-war, housing the signal corps and a massive NSA facility. The shift from conventional warfare and the increasingly importance of communication interception and encryption will make this a crucial fort going into the future and will ensure the survival and even expansion of the Fort, despite fiscal difficulties of the Federal Government. Fort Gordon is the center for over 30,000 soldiers/civilians and over 45,000 families. It is one of the largest forts in America and has an economic impact of over 1.4 Billion dollars and adds greatly to the stability of the local economy.
Fort Gordon is home to the U.S. Army Signal Center, National Security Agency, Southeast Regional Medical, Dental and Veterinary Commands, the only remaining Army Dental Laboratory, Army Medical and Dental Residency Programs, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Joint Strategic Intelligence Operations, Communications and Military Intelligence Tenant Units, U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard Training, U.S.A.F. Air Reserve heavy-drop training and Homeland Security Training.
Fort Gordon is home to the U.S. Army Signal Center, National Security Agency, Southeast Regional Medical, Dental and Veterinary Commands, the only remaining Army Dental Laboratory, Army Medical and Dental Residency Programs, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Joint Strategic Intelligence Operations, Communications and Military Intelligence Tenant Units, U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard Training, U.S.A.F. Air Reserve heavy-drop training and Homeland Security Training.
Augusta's community is deeply tied to the military through events like "Thunder over Augusta" and "Jimmie Dyess day". A man from Portugal once told me Augusta is a "Yes Sir, No Sir" city. The affects of the Fort is easy to see in the citizenry, in many of the children in the area being military brats. The discipline and order in the military has manifested itself in the city with its Military traditions including a strong work ethic and discipline.
This Fort specializes in communications and is home to the Army's Signal Corps. Communications is one of the most effective and useful fields of modern day technology and warfare. The days of trench fighting and "Boots on the ground" are over, but communication will still be relevant to the military needs and is growing with the shift in style of warfare. America is a very well oiled military machine and the proper communication of data and information is the secret sauce that holds plans together and are crucial for computers. The soldiers that work here cannot comment on what they do, in many cases, but they are on the front-line of some cutting edge tech, methods and crucial information.
Fort Gordon is still a physical guardian, being central to 2 nuclear facilities and being in position for the second line of defenses in a coastal invasion in the South-East. Fort Gordon also plays the role of defending the merchants and consumers as they go about their business, something we rarely think of going about our day.
The NSA has a presence at Fort Gordon and the cross training between them, the Signal Corp and other security sensitive MOS's brings many people with high incomes, security clearances and skills to the area. These people are highly intelligent government agents and are participating in very important issues to the modern worldwide stability. To have this in Augusta brings the city into the web of national security and the indirect benefits of that in federal spending.
There are also the regular support military military staff that accompany the usual needs of a Fort. There are Military Police, Chefs, Doctors and Logistics soldiers The Fort acts as a shuffling of people and brings many from around the world to Augusta, Ga in the random chance scenarios of placement and choice of occupation. These soldiers represent the common man and woman. They may choose to live in the city after being stationed here, or they may visit later on in their life. they may talk positively of Augusta and they may become wealthy and want to invest their money in a city they are familiar with. Nonetheless, Augusta has to bring in citizens for them to be influenced by the city and these soldiers brought in are each a chance for the city to impress a future prospective citizen. The economic benefits of bringing so many people form around the world to a central location is immeasurable but true, I believe, in the unique knowledge and experience they contribute when put together.
This Fort specializes in communications and is home to the Army's Signal Corps. Communications is one of the most effective and useful fields of modern day technology and warfare. The days of trench fighting and "Boots on the ground" are over, but communication will still be relevant to the military needs and is growing with the shift in style of warfare. America is a very well oiled military machine and the proper communication of data and information is the secret sauce that holds plans together and are crucial for computers. The soldiers that work here cannot comment on what they do, in many cases, but they are on the front-line of some cutting edge tech, methods and crucial information.
Fort Gordon is still a physical guardian, being central to 2 nuclear facilities and being in position for the second line of defenses in a coastal invasion in the South-East. Fort Gordon also plays the role of defending the merchants and consumers as they go about their business, something we rarely think of going about our day.
The NSA has a presence at Fort Gordon and the cross training between them, the Signal Corp and other security sensitive MOS's brings many people with high incomes, security clearances and skills to the area. These people are highly intelligent government agents and are participating in very important issues to the modern worldwide stability. To have this in Augusta brings the city into the web of national security and the indirect benefits of that in federal spending.
(These massive satellite dish's bring in information that Fort Gordon processes, it is without a doubt very critical to our nations intelligence and safety. Whilst receiving much criticism lately for spying and surveillance concerns over our own citizens, large dish's like this are critical for ensuring that there are no unknowns for America. This is not seen as a weapon, but is important to our nations security as a standing army. Modern national conflicts are info-wars, not conventional. It is amazing to think that the people who maintain and specialize in this equipment are in Augusta, Georgia)
We can only speculate what goes on in the NSA building in Fort Gordon, but it has something to do with surveillance and deals with mega-computers. These employees have higher than average incomes (Usually starting around $100,000, with benefits) and are some of the brightest and capable in America. They add to the spending power of Augusta and serve a national purpose of keeping us safe.
There are also the regular support military military staff that accompany the usual needs of a Fort. There are Military Police, Chefs, Doctors and Logistics soldiers The Fort acts as a shuffling of people and brings many from around the world to Augusta, Ga in the random chance scenarios of placement and choice of occupation. These soldiers represent the common man and woman. They may choose to live in the city after being stationed here, or they may visit later on in their life. they may talk positively of Augusta and they may become wealthy and want to invest their money in a city they are familiar with. Nonetheless, Augusta has to bring in citizens for them to be influenced by the city and these soldiers brought in are each a chance for the city to impress a future prospective citizen. The economic benefits of bringing so many people form around the world to a central location is immeasurable but true, I believe, in the unique knowledge and experience they contribute when put together.
There are also a lot of government contractors in the area. A lot of them are translators for the army and have a high security clearance from previous military experience This is somewhat efficient and I think the low wages that have to be offered to be in Augusta should provide a good way for the military to trim its budget. therefore it may see a boom.
Augusta also has a spot in American security with the National Security Agencies presence here. With the top secret work going on with nuclear materials and communications the NSA has a lot to do in Augusta. they recently finished a billion dollar structure with over 3,000 full time employees as of now and more to come later. They are involved in top secret work with communications in Europe and the Middle East.
There is also a CISCO network academy on Fort Gordon that produces soldiers skilled in computer systems to work on the military's gear. There is also a Microsoft academy on Fort Gordon. This brings a very large amount of computer savvy people to Augusta. These additions are a big reason for Augusta having one of the fastest growing tech sectors in 2011 in America. These citizens will be the base for any future tech sector and may attract high security clearance employers, who bring very large salaries and wages.
Augusta also has a spot in American security with the National Security Agencies presence here. With the top secret work going on with nuclear materials and communications the NSA has a lot to do in Augusta. they recently finished a billion dollar structure with over 3,000 full time employees as of now and more to come later. They are involved in top secret work with communications in Europe and the Middle East.
There is also a CISCO network academy on Fort Gordon that produces soldiers skilled in computer systems to work on the military's gear. There is also a Microsoft academy on Fort Gordon. This brings a very large amount of computer savvy people to Augusta. These additions are a big reason for Augusta having one of the fastest growing tech sectors in 2011 in America. These citizens will be the base for any future tech sector and may attract high security clearance employers, who bring very large salaries and wages.
Soldiers/contractors/etc... own and rent mainly in South Augusta and on post. Some own/rent in Martinez, Evans, Grove-town Harlem and Burke County. The atmosphere the military brings the neighborhoods is respectable and very much a large part of keeping neighborhoods in South Augusta decent. They also provide a direct example for the Augusta citizens to find their way into the army.
The many car dealerships on Gordon highway and Washington Road depend heavily on the car buyers of the Fort. They possess great access to credit with a government job and the stability it offers, and many are new car buyers, the most profitable to serve. The indirect costs of owning a car, such as maintenance and customization's also find themselves into the car shops around the Fort. The businesses learn that they can divide their customers into at least 2 distinct categories, civilians and soldiers and prepare different ways to specifically reach them, such as customizing the finance situation to meet a soldiers bonus check for something or for a deployment date, where the solider may want to trade the car in and wait to get another one, with the credit waiting for him when they gets back.
The cost of housing in Augusta is vastly cheaper than the national average, around 25% less, and soldiers who rent off-post will find one of the bets deals they will have in their housing experiences in their life by renting or buying a house in Augusta. The housing stock of Augusta has truly affected the capital flows from Fort Gordon. As the fort grows in use, the veins of subdivisions and edge cities grow into stronger stalks. The sprawl of new development around the border of Fort Gordon show the reliance on the Fort, as the backbone, to many businesses in the area. The area may not be able to support a consumer base without the solider payroll circulating, but without the high traffic spots that the Fort creates, there would not even be the location itself to work out of. The existence of the current economic activity from Fort Gordon has shifted the physical design of the city to service this area that money protrudes from.
Military- 15,123
Civilian- 6,989
On-Post Family Members- 2,435
Total- 24,547
Buildings and Structures- 1,419
Square Footage- 9,250,9000 square feet
Acreage- 56,506 acres
Total estimated economic impact- $1.38 billion
Avalon
Distance- 2.87 miles
Price- $635-765
Beds- 1-2
Champion Pines
Distance- 3.02 miles
Price- $585
Beds- 1-2
Pinnacle Place
Distance- 3.4 miles
Price- $559-750
Beds- 1-3
Vintage Creek apartments
Distance- 3.44 miles
Price- From $545
Beds- 1-2
Woodlake Club
Distance- 3.44 miles
Price- $554-822
Beds- 1-4
Wylds Wood
Distance- 3.7 miles
Price- From $565
Beds- 2
Sanctuary Apartments
Distance- 3.7 miles
Price- $530-735
Beds- 1-2
There is a public organization that is determined to save Fort Gordon, sparked by a possible base closure in the mid 2000's. The CSRA alliance for Fort Gordon is a community effort of Augustinians to keep the Fort open and as many dollars flowing to it as possible. Here is a list of member's, current as of 2010, so its already outdated in 2013, but the same people usually champion this purpose and are dealing with Fort Gordon, with or without this group.
- Fort Gordon has 736 transient housing quarters
- Fort Gordon has 900 family housing units (houses), Higher ranks chooses first, but most families are squared away with a house in a month. There are many new units, with 300 being built since May 2007. The houses are handled by a private company.
- Fort Gordon has contracts with 26 area hotels for soldiers/students to stay in
- The children of Fort Gordon attend public schools and Academy of Richmond County for high school. A very diverse and truly American school.
- Brenau University, Paine College, Southern Illinois University, Georgia Military College, Troy University, and Central Michigan University offer degree programs on Fort Gordon.
- Fort Gordon also makes many simulated items to use in training soldiers. Using a 3-d printer, Fort Gordon can make unique items to go over and how physically to disarm, store or otherwise handle, this is a small sector of the Fort, at only $2 millions, but is still $2 million worth having, as plain as it may be.
The many car dealerships on Gordon highway and Washington Road depend heavily on the car buyers of the Fort. They possess great access to credit with a government job and the stability it offers, and many are new car buyers, the most profitable to serve. The indirect costs of owning a car, such as maintenance and customization's also find themselves into the car shops around the Fort. The businesses learn that they can divide their customers into at least 2 distinct categories, civilians and soldiers and prepare different ways to specifically reach them, such as customizing the finance situation to meet a soldiers bonus check for something or for a deployment date, where the solider may want to trade the car in and wait to get another one, with the credit waiting for him when they gets back.
The cost of housing in Augusta is vastly cheaper than the national average, around 25% less, and soldiers who rent off-post will find one of the bets deals they will have in their housing experiences in their life by renting or buying a house in Augusta. The housing stock of Augusta has truly affected the capital flows from Fort Gordon. As the fort grows in use, the veins of subdivisions and edge cities grow into stronger stalks. The sprawl of new development around the border of Fort Gordon show the reliance on the Fort, as the backbone, to many businesses in the area. The area may not be able to support a consumer base without the solider payroll circulating, but without the high traffic spots that the Fort creates, there would not even be the location itself to work out of. The existence of the current economic activity from Fort Gordon has shifted the physical design of the city to service this area that money protrudes from.
(Dwight D. Eisenhower center, this hospital is the premier medical facility for the military in the South-East. The CSRA itself has over 50,000 veterans to service in these facilities and that number is expected to grow rapidly as many retire. Georgia is a very military intense state itself, with Fort Benning, Stewart and Gordon being three sizable places to serve medically. People are flown in from around America to get a special surgeon to work on their ailment, or for a certain treatment that requires a huge machine that is not feasible in smaller healthcare centers. It is important to know that this hospital is not driven, at all, by the free market and the expenditures are covered by the government. With cuts in government spending we will see services cut, or the pressure to cut. There is another medical center that makes up Augusta's most important asset, the Medical District. I imagine many doctors with combat experience come from this hospital to a public one in Augusta, bringing great skills across the fields, and many newly trained doctors from Georgia Regents University go here looking to lead a military/medical career path)
The military medical needs of the entire South-East are sent here for specialties that only Augusta can compete in. The medical sector of the city has helped to lure this in and this aspect of Augusta being a medical logistic position will bring future expansions as a medical capital of the South-East and the place of choice to take care of large organizations like the military, needing massive amounts of healthcare. Fort Gordon contracts some of its medical services out to the many hospitals and clinics in Augusta, usually to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Fort Gordon also works with the Department of Homeland Security and researchers at Georgia Regents University on Radiation, Medicine and other medical aspects to natural and man-made disasters. The models for emergency plans are drawn up at Fort Gordon as far as how to fix the medical complexities that arise in an act of war, terrorist attack or other unconventional ways of getting a disease, sick or injured. The CDC being in Atlanta and the heavy medical presence of immune system doctors in the area also contribute to the medical culture on and off post.
(The role models of the military and their impact on a community is strong. There are many problems and shortfalls that Augustinian kids must face that some military discipline and a non-parent mentor could help them with. Even to Adults, military members can give guidance an seem to be prone to community service in this sense. To copy this on a larger scale seems to be a huge advantage in the social fabric of the city that is so crucial to the economic well being of its citizens)
(The Fort does more than its share to add to the culture of the community with this band and other extracurricular activities of the soldiers. Most of these activities are somewhat foreign to Augusta and contribute greatly to adding diversity to the populaces knowledge of others way)
(A museum dedicated to the Signal corps and what they have done on Fort Gordon)
The solider population is also crucial for the areas college and universities. Many Soldiers attend a university while here and bring the military benefits with them. This bolsters the colleges enrollment of younger soldiers can start their first college experience at Georgia Regents and gain a liberal arts education or attend Augusta Technical College and gain practical knowledge for the future. Wither way, soldiers consume a lot of education and our universities recognize this directly by having large and prepared ROTC offices. The Summer-ville campus of Georgia Regents University actually started off as an arsenal, and many of the military remnants remain, including a Fort, showing how important the military has been, directly and indirectly in Augusta's educational institutes.
Average Daily On-Post Population
Military- 15,123
Civilian- 6,989
On-Post Family Members- 2,435
Total- 24,547
(Figures do not include more than 44,800 others served by Fort Gordon, such as military retirees and off-post family members)
Buildings and Structures- 1,419
Square Footage- 9,250,9000 square feet
Acreage- 56,506 acres
Total estimated economic impact- $1.38 billion
Some apartments within 4 miles of Fort Gordon (An example of where a solider could live)
Below are some examples of apartment complexes that have a large solider population. these places cater almost specifically to soldiers and were built with Fort Gordon in mind. The surrounding business is supportive and indicative of what a solider spends his paycheck on and overall meet the demand for affordable housing that plagues many of the lower rank soldiers in cities with high housing costs on a rigid pay scale.
Avalon
Distance- 2.87 miles
Price- $635-765
Beds- 1-2
Champion Pines
Distance- 3.02 miles
Price- $585
Beds- 1-2
Pinnacle Place
Distance- 3.4 miles
Price- $559-750
Beds- 1-3
Vintage Creek apartments
Distance- 3.44 miles
Price- From $545
Beds- 1-2
Woodlake Club
Distance- 3.44 miles
Price- $554-822
Beds- 1-4
Wylds Wood
Distance- 3.7 miles
Price- From $565
Beds- 2
Sanctuary Apartments
Distance- 3.7 miles
Price- $530-735
Beds- 1-2
A sample of the kind of jobs offered at Fort Gordon
- Logistics Management Analyst, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Processing, Exploitation & Desemination Site Leader, Northrop Grumman
- PED Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
- Warehouse Manager, National Guard
- SCA Engineering Tech 6, AppLabs
- Logistician, Journeyman, ManTech International Corporation
- Processing, Exploitation & Desemination Site Leader, Northrop Grumman
(Fort Gordon also participates in the National Guards Youth Challenge, a program for high school dropouts in a quasi-military setting. The discipline and orderliness instilled is crucial to many fatherless Georgians and the military men that run it are truly good role models, necessary for a proper way of life. This brings in some money, but is much more measurable in shaping up the youth of the state of Georgia. It also gives an excellent opportunity for community service in teaching the kids a military work ethic. I went to Youth Challenge, Fort Stewart, Class 29, Bravo-4 and it is still the most amazing and life changing event till this day, in my life)
There is a public organization that is determined to save Fort Gordon, sparked by a possible base closure in the mid 2000's. The CSRA alliance for Fort Gordon is a community effort of Augustinians to keep the Fort open and as many dollars flowing to it as possible. Here is a list of member's, current as of 2010, so its already outdated in 2013, but the same people usually champion this purpose and are dealing with Fort Gordon, with or without this group.
CSRA Alliance for Fort Gordon, Inc., Board Members (23 August 2010)
- Mr. Ron Thigpen, Chairman - Executive VP, Georgia Bank and Trust
- Mr. Duncan Johnson, Vice Chairman - President, Johnson Motor Company
- Mr. H. Monty Osteen, Secretary/Treasurer - retired
- COL(R) Thom Tuckey, Executive Director
- Mr. Braye Boardman - President, Beacon Blue LLC
- Mr. Paul Brewer - General Sales Manager, WFXG Fox-54
- Honorable Deke Copenhaver - Mayor of Augusta
- Mr. Ron Cross - Chairman, Columbia County Board of Commissioners
- Mr. Andy Crosson - Director, CSRA Regional Commission
- Mr. George Duehring - Owner, Zaxby's Restaurants
- Mr. Terry Elam - President, Augusta Technical College
- Mr. J. Truitt Eavenson - Region Vice President, Georgia Power
- Mr. Dan Fowler - Vice President of Energy Services, Jefferson Energy Cooperative.
- Mr. Bryan Ginn - Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Medical College of Georgia
- Ms. Colette Hughes - Vice President/General Manager, Automatic Data Processing
- Honorable Lark Jones - Mayor, North Augusta
- Mr. E.G. Meybohm - President, Meybohm Realtors
- Mr. Stan Shepherd - Regional Director, AT&T
- Rep. Barbara Sims - GA Representative, District 119
Advisory Board Members
- Ms. Nancy Bobbitt - Field Representative for Senator Johnny Isakson
- CSM(R) Jim Hussey - District Director for Senator Saxby Chambliss
- Mr. Matthew Kleinsorge - Staff Assistant for Representative John Barrow
- Ms. Sue Parr - President/CEO, Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Mr. Troy Post - Executive Director, Development Authority of Columbia County
- Mr. Walter Sprouse - Executive Director, Development Authority of Richmond County
- Ms. Tammy Shepherd - President/CEO, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
- Mr. Brian Tucker - President, North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
- Mr. Reagan Williams - Field Representative for Representative Paul Broun
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