Camp Mackall

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title: "Camp Mackall" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["airports-in-north-carolina", "military-installations-in-north-carolina", "buildings-and-structures-in-richmond-county,-north-carolina", "buildings-and-structures-in-scotland-county,-north-carolina", "united-states-army-posts", "airfields-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces-i-troop-carrier-command", "airfields-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces-in-north-carolina", "military-installations-established-in-1943"] description: "U.S. Army facility" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Mackall" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Mackall Army Airfield
image	Mackall_AAF.jpg
IATA	HFF
ICAO	KHFF
FAA	HFF
type	Military
owner	U.S. Army ATCA-ASO
location	Richmond, Scotland counties, North Carolina
elevation-f	376
elevation-m	115
coordinates
r1-number	4/22
r1-length-f	5,001
r1-length-m	1,524
r1-surface	Asphalt
r2-number	12/30
r2-length-f	4,740
r2-length-m	1,445
r2-surface	Concrete
r3-number	16/34
r3-length-f	5,529
r3-length-m	1,676
r3-surface	Concrete
footnotes	Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| name = Mackall Army Airfield | image = Mackall_AAF.jpg | IATA = HFF | ICAO = KHFF | FAA = HFF | type = Military | owner = U.S. Army ATCA-ASO | operator = | location = Richmond, Scotland counties, North Carolina | built = | used = | commander = | occupants = | elevation-f = 376 | elevation-m = 115 | coordinates = | website = | r1-number = 4/22 | r1-length-f = 5,001 | r1-length-m = 1,524 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 12/30 | r2-length-f = 4,740 | r2-length-m = 1,445 | r2-surface = Concrete | r3-number = 16/34 | r3-length-f = 5,529 | r3-length-m = 1,676 | r3-surface = Concrete | footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Camp Mackall is an active U.S. Army training facility located in eastern Richmond County and northern Scotland County, North Carolina, south of the town of Southern Pines. The facility is in close proximity to and is a subinstallation of Fort Bragg (home to the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command headquarters). Camp Mackall is the setting of primary training to become a member of U.S. Army Special Forces.

History

Originally named Camp Hoffman, on February 8, 1943, General Order Number 6 renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of Private John Thomas "Tommy" Mackall.

Historian Stephen E. Ambrose described the camp as a "marvel of wartime construction", having been converted from 62,000 acres of wilderness to a camp "with 65 miles of paved roads, a 1,200-bed hospital, five movie theaters, six huge beer gardens, a complete all-weather airfield with three 5,000-foot runways, and 1,750 buildings" in just four months.

Facilities

The Mackall Army Airfield has three runways: 4/22 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface and 12/30 (originally designated 11/29) is 4,740 by 150 feet (1,445 x 46 m) with a concrete surface. A new runway 16/34 was constructed in 2016, and is restricted to use by unmanned aerial vehicles. It is 5500 by 150 feet (1676 x 46 m) and has a concrete surface.

The Colonel James "Nick" Rowe Training Compound hosts SERE, SFAS (the Q Course), and other training courses. It is named for Col. James N. Rowe. The obstacle course at the camp, arguably the hardest obstacle course in the U.S. Army, is named the "Nasty Nick" in honor of Rowe.

References

References

1. {{FAA-airport
2. (1997). "USA Airborne: 50th Anniversary". Turner Publishing Company.
3. Ambrose, Stephen E.. (1992). "Band Of Brothers". [[Simon & Schuster]].
4. (7 June 2016). "An aircraft runway at Camp Mackall leads to its newest resident".

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