<P> Fort Bragg , North Carolina , is a military installation of the United States Army and is the largest military installation in the world ( by population ) with more than 50,000 active duty personnel . The installation is located within Cumberland , Hoke , Harnett and Moore counties . The installation borders the towns of Fayetteville , Spring Lake and Southern Pines . It was also a census - designated place in the 2010 Census , during which a population of 39,457 was identified . It is named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg . It covers over 251 square miles ( 650 km ) . It is the home of the Army 's XVIII Airborne Corps and is the headquarters of the United States Army Special Operations Command , which oversees the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command ( Airborne ) ( Provisional ) and 75th Ranger Regiment . It is also home to the U.S. Army Forces Command , U.S. Army Reserve Command , and Womack Army Medical Center . Fort Bragg maintains two airfields : Pope Field , where the United States Air Force stations global airlift and special operations assets as well as the Air Force Combat Control School , and Simmons Army Airfield , where Army aviation units support the needs of airborne and special operations forces on post . </P>
<P> Fort Bragg , North Carolina , is a military installation of the United States Army and is the largest military installation in the world ( by population ) with more than 50,000 active duty personnel . The installation is located within Cumberland , Hoke , Harnett and Moore counties . The installation borders the towns of Fayetteville , Spring Lake and Southern Pines . It was also a census - designated place in the 2010 Census , during which a population of 39,457 was identified . It is named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg . It covers over 251 square miles ( 650 km ) . It is the home of the Army 's XVIII Airborne Corps and is the headquarters of the United States Army Special Operations Command , which oversees the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command ( Airborne ) ( Provisional ) and 75th Ranger Regiment . It is also home to the U.S. Army Forces Command , U.S. Army Reserve Command , and Womack Army Medical Center . Fort Bragg maintains two airfields : Pope Field , where the United States Air Force stations global airlift and special operations assets as well as the Air Force Combat Control School , and Simmons Army Airfield , where Army aviation units support the needs of airborne and special operations forces on post . </P>
who was fort bragg north carolina named after
who was fort bragg north carolina named after
Confederate General Braxton Bragg
Confederate General Braxton Bragg