Fort Liberty is known as the home of the Airborne. For more than half a century, Fort Liberty has had a proud heritage as the Home of the Nation's finest fighting forces. Originally activated in June 1942 at Camp Polk, LA, the XVIII Airborne Corps was known as the II Armored Corps. It was redesignated XVIII Corps in October 1943, at the Presidio of Monterey, California. The Corp's birthday is August 25, 1944, the same day the XVIII Airborne Corps assumed command of the 82d and 101st Airborne Divisions. For more information, visit the Fort Liberty homepage.