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Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas, United States. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for... the first time in school history. Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution reflects a broad range of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration , the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. The school ranks in the top 20 American research institutes in terms of funding and has made notable contributions to such fields as animal cloning and petroleum engineering. The first public institution of higher education in Texas, the school opened on October 4, 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Its original mission was to educate white males in farming and military techniques.
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Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center is in northwest Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Fort Smith, and one mile southeast of Fort Smith Regional Airport. The Arkansas River flows eastward along the northern border of the post. Interstate 40 is five miles to the north on the opposite side of the... river. Fort Chaffee is primarily used as a training facility by regional National Guard and Army Reserve units and active military units from other installations. Fort Chaffee currently houses no active units. Fort Chaffee was originally named Camp Chaffee. Camp Chaffee was established in response to the need for more US troops for the imminent involvement in World War II. Construction on Camp Chaffee was started in September 1941, with troops arriving on the base in December 1941. In March 1956, the name of Camp Chaffee was officially changed to Fort Chaffee in recognition of the permanent nature of the base. Fort Chaffee, located just outside of Fort Smith and Barling on Arkansas Highway 22, has served the United States as an army training camp, a prisoner of war camp, and a refugee camp.
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