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- Location: Near Killeen, Texas, about sixty miles from Austin and Waco.
- Size: 340 square miles http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/f...
- Population: Approximately 71,000 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/f...
- Founded: Largest active duty armored post in the United States http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/f...
- Official languages: Only post in the United States that is capable of supporting two full armored divisions. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/f...
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Fort Hood is the United States Army's largest military installation, located near Killeen, Texas, from Austin. Fort Hood has been the location that has incurred the most casualties of the American bases during the Iraq War.
At approximately 1:30 P.M. on November 5, 2009, a gunman, reportedly Major Malik Nadal Hasan, opened fire on the base. He killed eleven soldiers. Thirty-one were wounded.http://www.mahalo.com/fort-hood-shooting



