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Reporting resourcesArmy · Arkansas
Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center
Fort Smith and Barling region, Arkansas, United States
Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center is the active Arkansas Guard training installation in the Fort Smith–Barling region. The retained military training center and redeveloped former-post property are different uses. A Fort Smith address alone is not a reporting instruction.
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- Service branch
- Army
- Location
- Fort Smith and Barling region, Arkansas, United States
- Installation type
- National Guard training facility
- Status
- Active
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Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center is the active Arkansas Guard training installation in the Fort Smith–Barling region. [2]
The retained military training center and redeveloped former-post property are different uses. A Fort Smith address alone is not a reporting instruction. [1]
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Current & former names: Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center · Fort Chaffee · Fort Chaffee JMTC · FCJMTC · Chaffee Maneuver Training Center
- Retained training role
An active training installation
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The retained military training center and redeveloped former-post property are different uses. A Fort Smith address alone is not a reporting instruction.
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- Official organization resources Arkansas National Guard · Checked 2026-11-05
- Identity and installation context Arkansas National Guard · Checked 2026-11-05
- Reporting and visitor information Arkansas National Guard · Checked 2026-11-05
- Military-student transition contacts Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission · Checked 2026-11-05
- Live state travel information State transportation agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Preparedness and alerts State emergency management agency · Checked 2026-11-05
- Official image and original caption U.S. Army National Guard / Staff Sgt. Jake Bailey · Checked 2026-11-05
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