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Army trucks lined up at Blanding, likely after 1940. Camp Blanding was established in 1939 on 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) as a training facility for the Florida National Guard after its previous training base, Camp Foster, on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville had been taken over by the Navy for Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
The 1945 Camp Blanding Gunners football team represented the United States Army's 63rd Regiment of the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Camp Blanding in Clay County, Florida during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Tucker, the Doughboys compiled a record of 1–2.
Its headquarters are located at Camp Blanding in Florida. As of 2023, the battalion is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ben Ruffner [1] and As of 2023, Command Sergeant Major Jose Cardona. Six companies are part of the 927th Combat Service Support Battalion: 356th Quartermaster Company; 914th Quartermaster Company
The 43rd Division was mobilized for federal service on 24 February 1941. The 43rd was originally sent to Camp Blanding, Florida where it was based prior to participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 and the Carolina Maneuvers later that same year. The division relocated to Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 February 1942. On 19 February 1942 ...
The 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War.. The battalion was activated at Camp Blanding on 15 December 1941, in line with the reorganisation of the anti-tank force, by redesignating the Provisional Antitank Battalion of the 43rd Infantry Division.
On 15 Jan 2023, an additional group level organization, the 125th Regional Support Group (125 RSG) was established within the 125 FW as a geographically separated unit (GSU) at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center. [2] The 125 RSG will have oversight of all FLANG squadrons and flights at Camp Blanding as well as the 290 JCSS at MacDill AFB.
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The division then moved to Camp Blanding, Florida, on 19 February 1942, and participated in the Carolina Maneuvers between 9 July 1942, and 15 August 1942. The division then was staged at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, on 17 August 1942, for its port call to the European Theater Of Operations (ETO).