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Fort Knox is also the location of the United States Army's Human Resources Command's Timothy Maude Center of Excellence, which was named in honor of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude, the highest-ranking member of the U.S. One of them, designated Foam 161, was partially charred and melted in the attack upon the Pentagon. Patton Museum and Center of Leadership at Fort Knox includes an exhibit highlighting leadership issues that arose from the attacks of September 11, 2001, which includes two firetrucks. Parts of the base in Hardin and Meade counties form a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 12,377 at the 2000 census and 10,124 at the 2010 census. It has in the past safeguarded other precious items, such as the Constitution of the United States and the United States Declaration of Independence. Early shipments of gold totaling almost 13,000 metric tons were escorted by combat cars of the 1st U.S. The depository was built by the Treasury in 1936 on land transferred to it from Fort Knox. It is protected by the United States Mint Police and is well known for its physical security. It is operated by the United States Department of the Treasury and stores over half the country's gold reserves. The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building adjacent to the Fort Knox Army Post. Main article: United States Bullion Depository Army Cadet Command relocated to Fort Knox and all summer training for ROTC cadets now takes place there. Army Armor School moved to Fort Benning, Georgia, where the Infantry School is also based. Patton's career, is shown at the General George Patton Museum on the grounds of Fort Knox. Army's Cavalry and Armored forces, and of General George S. Army Armor School, and was used by both the Army and the Marine Corps to train crews on the American tanks of the day the last was the M1 Abrams main battle tank. It is named in honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War.įor 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.S. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. The 109,000-acre (170 sq mi 440 km 2) base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown.