By Associated Press
For the AJC
FORT KNOX, Ky. -- Sure there's the gold, but Fort Knox has long been identified by its other heavy metal - armored tanks.
A transfer of command on Thursday signifies the end of the post's 70-year relationship with the tank, as the Army's Armor Center begins its move from the hills of central Kentucky to Fort Benning, Ga.
The move was announced five years ago as part of the Pentagon's base realignment initiative.
Up until this week, the Armor Center was home to Knox's command authority. Now that is shifting to Accessions Command, making Fort Knox the Army's headquarters for recruiting, training and human resources.
More than 180 M1 tanks and about 1,000 other vehicles related to the Armor Center and school will depart Fort Knox over the next year.
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