Fort Benning

Fort Benning is a U.S. Army base 125 miles away from the city of Atlanta. It is first mentioned by Shane to Rick and the other survivors that the base is a better choice over the CDC for shelter in the episode Wildfire. However, the survivors chose to first go to the CDC but after finding a "dead end" there, the survivors decided to head towards Fort Benning Military Base.

According to Tony, Fort Benning is overrun by "lame-brains" (walkers). He may have been lying, though.

Trivia

 * It was mentioned by Glenn when he looked at the map at the CDC, that Fort Benning was exactly 125 miles away from Atlanta.
 * Fort Benning is known as the "Maneuver Center of Excellence," training Armor and Infantry forces, and is the training site for Airborne troopers and Army Rangers.
 * Fort Benning's current size is more than 180,000 acres, with a population of over 100,000 people.
 * The Fort is located to the south of Columbus, Georgia.