The Ft. Gillem & Ft. McPherson Sentinel is in the Atlanta, GA DMA. This newspaper is published by the Clayton County News Daily in the interest of military and civilian personnel of Ft. Gillem and Ft. McPherson, Georgia. Reach a targeted audience in Atlanta's fastest growing communities with the Sentinel, the installation newspaper for Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem, South Atlanta communities have had strong ties to the U.S. Army dating as far back as 1867, when McPherson Barracks was established in west Atlanta on the grounds where Spelman college is now located. In 1885, Congress authorized the purchase of 140 acres of land and decreed a permanent post be built in the area that is now known as Fort McPherson.Fort McPherson's nearest Army neighbor and sub-installation is Fort Gillem, located in Forest Park. Fort Gillem is an essential industrial, logistical support base, housing numerous Army, DoD and other government agencies.Both Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem serve, support and grow with "external" audiences - the public at large - outside the boundaries of these posts. The civilian communities are partners with the "Army in Atlanta" in a world neighborhood environment, working, playing and striving together to form strong bonds for growth today and tomorrow.Both posts are good neighbors. The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort McPherson, was named Atlanta's eighth largest employer by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Fort Gillem, located in Forest Park, is Clayton County's third largest employer.As a headquarters, Fort McPherson houses and supports these major activities at Fort McPherson:~U.S. Army Forces Command~U.S. Army Central~U.S. Army Reserve Command~Installation Management Command - Southeast Region~U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine-South ~Lawrence Joel U.S. Army Health ClinicAnd these at Fort Gillem:~First U.S. Army~U.S. Army Second Recruiting Brigade~Military Entrance Processing Station~U.S. Army Third Criminal Investigation Region~U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange Service Atlanta Distribution Center~Georgia Army National Guard headquartersThe Ft. Gillem & Ft. McPherson Sentinel offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its weekly circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.