Graduation Information

Lambert-St. Louis International (STL): 2 Hour Drive.

Springfield-Branson Regional (SGF): 1 hour 15 Minute Drive.

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN): On Fort Leonard Wood.

From St. Louis (East) - Drive west on I-70 about 4 miles, go south on 270 approximately 15 miles, drive west on I-44. Drive west bound on I-44 about 135 miles. Exit interstate on 161. At the stop light turn left onto Missouri Avenue. Drive approximately 3 miles at the end of the public road will be the Fort Leonard Wood Main gate.

From Springfield (West) - Drive Northeast on West Kearney, turn left onto US-160 Northwest Bypass and merge eastbound onto I-44. Drive approximately 86 miles west toward St. Louis. Exit on 161 and make a right onto Missouri Avenue at the stop light. Drive approximately 3 miles at the end of the public road will be the Fort Leonard Wood Main gate.

Rental car agencies are available at both Lambert and Springfield Airports.

There are also shuttle services available for direct transportation to and from the airport through USA Express or StL Shuttle Service.

To obtain a visitor's pass, you will need the following documents:

• Picture ID -- driver's license.
• Vehicle Registration.
• Proof of Insurance.

Fort Leonard Wood no longer accepts for access purposes, state issued driver licenses or state issued IDs that do not meet the Real ID Act of 2005 standards. Person(s) requesting access with a non-compliant state DL or ID will need to present, along with the non-compliant DL/ID, one of the documents below to prove identity to be issued a pass or given access to Fort Leonard Wood.

•US passport or passport card

•Certified birth certificate (not a photo copy)

•Social Security Card (not a photo copy)

•School identification card with photograph (high school and college age students)

•US military or draft record (DD Form 214)

•US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card

•Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)

•US Native American tribal document

•NEW VA health card

• Permanent Resident Card/Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)

• Foreign passport with a temporary (I-551) stamp or temporary (I-551) printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa

• Foreign passport with Form I-94 or Form I-94A bearing same name as passport and containing an endorsement of the alien’s nonimmigrant status, as long as the endorsement has not expired and proposed employment is not in conflict with restrictions or limitations identified on the form.

Visitor(s) requesting access without a REAL ID Act compliant form of identification or cannot provide supplemental identity proofing documents as listed above are subject to denial of access. All persons requesting unescorted access will continue to be vetted through the National Crime Information Center, prior to being issued an installation pass.

Visitors driving on post must have on hand: current insurance and registration for you vehicle. If you are renting a car, you are still require to have proof of insurance. This can be a personal insurance card for a vehicle you own, or you can purchase the insurance the rental agency offers (normally known a PAI; Personal Accident Insurance).

Show your REAL ID compliant drivers license at the gate and state why you are here. It is a good idea to know your service member's unit and event location. Visitors 17 and younger are not required to show an ID. Individuals requesting access with a non-REAL ID-compliant state license will also need to present one of the documents required to prove identity to be vetted and issued an installation pass (in addition to their non-REAL ID-compliant state license). See the Access Control page for information on REAL ID Act supplemental identity proofing documents. 

If you wish to enter post PRIOR to family day or AFTER graduation, or stay at the on-post hotel overnight during your stay, you must have a pass. See the "Pre-apply for access pass" section below for the process.

You will need valid identification, a copy of the hotel reservation (if staying in a hotel on Fort Leonard Wood), pass the background check and each person in your party age 18 and over must complete this process before passes will be issued. Person(s) with criminal history determined during the background check may be denied unescorted access to Fort Leonard Wood, regardless of hotel reservations.

Para obtener instrucciones para obtener un pase de visitante en español, haga Clic Aquí.

If you, or anyone else in your party, 18 or over, are NOT a US citizen, you need to email the following information to be cleared for entry to Fort Leonard Wood.

Use this email address: usarmy.leonardwood.id-training.mbx.usag-flw-des-visctr@army.mil

Please provide AS MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION AS YOU CAN:

• FULL Name (Last, First Middle)
• FULL Mailing Address
• Date of Birth
• Country of Birth
• Sex (male/female)
• Passport number
• Visa number (if applicable)
• Resident alien card number (if applicable)
• U.S. State and driver's license number (if applicable)
• Date entering the United States (if not already here)
• Start date of visit to Fort Leonard Wood
• End date of visit to Fort Leonard Wood
• Unit that is graduating (Usually first line of mailing address; example: A Company 31st Eng.)
• Name of Soldier who is graduating

Your pass will be issued when you arrive to Fort Leonard Wood and your sponsor will be your graduating service member.

Please do not bring privately owned firearms onto Fort Leonard Wood. Conceal and carry of a privately owned firearm is not allowed on Fort Leonard Wood.

Marijuana, in any form, is not allowed on Fort Leonard Wood.

The Visitor Center is located at the Main Gate (North) in building 100 adjacent to Missouri Avenue. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Visitor Center phone numbers are:

• (573)596-0590
• (573)596-0356

Visitor Center email contact information is:

usarmy.leonardwood.id-training.mbx.usag-flw-des-visctr@army.mil

Applicants may send their pass application information one week in advance of their visit to the email address provided or mail via the U.S. Postal Service to the mailing address provided. Please plan accordingly if using USPS to ensure information is received one week prior to visit.

Required Information:

1. Full Name (Last, First Middle)
2. Full Mailing Address
3. Date of Birth
4. Gender (male/female)
5. US State and driver's license number
6. Preferred email address
7. Start date of visit to Fort Leonard Wood
8. End date of visit to Fort Leonard Wood
9. Purpose for visit

Send the above to:

• Email: usarmy.leonardwood.id-training.mbx.usag-flw-des-visctr@army.mil

• Mailing address:
  • Fort Leonard Wood Visitor Center
    874 Missouri Ave, Bldg 100
    Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473

Visitors will need to pre-apply for a Fort Leonard Wood access pass for the purposes of flying in or out of the Forney Army Airfield/Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport at Forney Field or staying at hotels located on Fort Leonard Wood.

When picking up your pass, you will be required to provide your flight itinerary (if applicable) and hotel reservation (if staying on Fort Leonard Wood).

Pre-applying allows background screening to be completed and prior notification to applicants of approval or disapproval should any disqualifying factors in the background become relevant to denying unescorted access to Fort Leonard Wood.

Persons denied unescorted access will be notified as soon as a determination is made to allow for applicants to make a decision on hotel arrangements or flights that do not involve accessing Fort Leonard Wood. This also assists visitors that arrive to Fort Leonard Wood without pre-applying the hardship that may be incurred by a lost hotel arrangement or flight.