where is arnold air force base in tennessee
Arnold Air Force Base Camp Forrest, located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, was constructed as one of the Army’s largest training bases during the World War II period between 1941 and 1946. The camp, named after American Civil War cavalryman General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was originally named Camp Peay. Camp Peay was named after 1920’s Tennessee Governor Austin Peay and built east of Tullahoma, Tenn. as a National Guard Camp in 1926. Camp Peay covered 1,040 acres (4.2 km2). Camp Forrest covered 85,000 acres (340 km2) located just beyond the old Camp Peay.