In addition to the State Park recreation area & the National Cemetery, Fort Custer also includes a VA Hospital complex, an Armory, and an airfield. Up to a few years ago, the Air National Guard had a squadron of A-10 Warthogs based there. It was cool to see them flying around, they used to practice strafing I-84 untill they caused a big pileup on the highway. The base is still being used by the Michigan National Guard as a training facility.
Current uses:
Fort Custer's facilities are used by the Michigan National Guard and other branches of the armed forces (including ROTC students), primarily from Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. The 177th Regiment [1], Regional Training Institute, Augusta Armory and the Regional Maintenance Training Site are based at Fort Custer. Additionally FBI, the Michigan State Police, and other law enforcement agencies have used the area.
Fort Custer offers a distance learning center, barracks and dining facilities for visiting units, and plenty of training areas. The small arms ranges are recently upgraded and the maneuver training areas offer a variety of terrain.
ROTC cadets use Fort Custer for their bi-annual CFTXs (Combined Field Training Exercises).