Fort Gillem Directory

Hood Avenue, Forest Park, GA 30294
Fort Gillem is located in Forest Park, Georgia southeast of Atlanta. The US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) of the US Army Criminal Investigation Command calls Gillem home. The USACIL provides forensic laboratory services to DoD investigative agencies and other Federal law enforcement agencies. As the only full service forensic laboratory in the DoD, the facility also trains special agents and investigators from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines in the Special Agent Laboratory Training Course. The number of personnel station at Gillem is quite small in comparison to its previous numbers due to BRAC. Presently, only about 450 active duty personnel and 1,600 reservists remain. A large portion of the original base property was purchased by the town of Forest Park and is being reconstructed to serve as a manufacturing, distribution, warehousing and business park. This Fort Gillem directory features the critical info you’ll need to navigate through the many facilities and recreational opportunities available on base.