Camp Dawson Garrison Training Center
Located in Kingwood, WVa., the Camp Dawson Garrison Training Center supported training for more than 128,917 military and civilian personnel during Fiscal Year 2023. As a Level IV Garrison Training Center, Camp Dawson provides a vast array of capabilities:
- transient training infrastructure
- full suite of classrooms
- barracks
- computer labs
- live fire ranges up to 7.62mm
- more than 3,000 acres of light maneuver area
Camp Dawson also hosts tenant organizations including the Camp Dawson Event Center that supports housing for more than 500 personnel and a classroom environment capable of training more than 1,000 personnel.
Additionally, the Training Center supports tenant organizations including the 197th Regional Training Institute (RTI), 753rd Explosive Ordinance Disposal, C Company 2/19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1201st Forward Support Company, Special Operations Detachment – Europe, the Mountaineer Challenge Academy – North, the Army Interagency Training and Education Center, a robust Environmental Section and a major venue for training for the Governor’s Jobs and Hope Program. Camp Dawson also recently gained the 1257th Engineer Detachment, which are Firefighters for the Garrison.