Fort Carson, Military Base

The 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division receives its first CH-47 Chinook helicopters at Butts Army Airfield on Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 22, 2013. The Chinooks are the first CH-47s to arrive to the new combat aviation brigade. (Photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs NCOIC/Released)

Fort Carson is the "Best Hometown in the Army – Home of America's Best." One of the Army's youngest installations, Fort Carson, the Mountain Post, is a proud Army post located southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Interstate 25 and Highway 115. This post is recognized as one of the world's premier locations to lead, train, and maintain while preparing Soldiers to win on the battlefield. The Mountain Post Garrison Team provides units mission support and services including quality of life programs for the Fort Carson Soldiers, families and the community to enable forces to execute expeditionary operations and to minimize stress on Soldiers and families in a time of persistent conflict.