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A large part of the State of Louisiana, centered on these large camps, became almost an occupied territory. After World War II, the camp was returned to the state, which used it as a training area for two years and then deactivated it. In 1973, the camp was reactivated, and became one of the premier military training areas in Louisiana.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
Louisiana 38°51′00″N 94°33′00″W / 38.85000°N 94.55000°W / 38.85000; -94.55000 ( Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Marine Corps Reserve Detachment , Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Louisiana Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Louisiana Army National Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Louisiana.
Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
The following is a list of states who participate in the Youth Challenge Program. Some states have multiple campuses; for example, Georgia has a YCA at both Fort Stewart and Fort Eisenhower, but both fall under the same state director. Alaska Military Youth Academy in *Alaska [4] Arkansas Youth Challenge in *Arkansas [5]
World War II POW Camp at Fort Polk in 1943. While primarily a training facility, Camp Polk also served as a military prison for Germans captured during World War II. The first prisoners of war (POWs), who began arriving in Louisiana in July 1943, were from the Afrika Korps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's troops who fought in North Africa. They ...
Camp Livingston was a U.S. Army military camp during World War It was located on the border between Rapides and Grant Parishes , near Pineville , 12 mi (19 km) north of Alexandria, Louisiana . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]