Fort Pickett,
Virginia. Currently the Virginia
Army National Guard's Maneuver
Training Center. An extensive
military installation formerly all
active duty US Army, and has roots that date back before
World War II.
The
base is always host to a wide variety of activities.
Units are always coming in and out, varying from MASH units to
Infantry and
Artilery.
On the base is also Blackstone Army
Air Field (K
BKT), a dual
runway airport, that is dual military and civil use (
Perkinson Municipal Airport, operated by the town of Blackstone).
Parts of the base were purchased by local
civilian interests, when the base was
closed as an active Army installation due to the military base
consolidation under
President Clinton, before the Virginia National Guard aquired the remainder of the base. It is still active today.