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Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck is a federally owned military post, licensed to and operated by the Indiana National Guard, located in south-central Indiana, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Edinburgh, Indiana and U.S. Route 31. The camp's mission is to provide full logistical and training support for up to two brigade-sized elements simultaneously.
The NSRA was originally formed in 1901 as the Society of Working Mens Rifle Clubs. [2] A series of heavy defeats during 1899 in the Second Boer War had demonstrated a lack of marksmanship ability amongst British military-age men, whilst the Boers had been able to pick off British officers at ranges in excess of 1,000yards.
Around February 2008 Soldiers of the 86th IBCT were beginning to receive notification of their upcoming deployment. The Brigade Commander at the time was Colonel William F. Roy. In 2009, the Brigade did a rotation at JRTC in Fort Polk, LA. In early December 2009, the Brigade was officially mobilized and to report to Camp Atterbury, IN.
When is aerial gunnery training for the AC-130J Ghostrider at Camp Atterbury scheduled? The training is tentatively scheduled between 1200-1800 hours (that's noon to 6 p.m. for you civilians) on ...
Camp Glenn was a Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) that was also used to house Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers. [7] When the United States reestablished the Military Police Corps in 1941, an MP school was established at Camp Glenn and was in operation by early 1942. [8]
In 1998, a 1,033-acre (4.18 km 2) parcel of land north of the firing line within the former range is operated as an air-to-surface gunnery/bombing range by the Indiana Air National Guard. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As of 2014, Jefferson Range is used for UAV training, including tests of air-to-ground strikes.
The 108th Field Artillery was formed on December 11, 1840, at a time when many militia units were forming across the country. It was established as an infantry company in the 1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment by CPT Thomas Tustin and was called The National Guards after the Marquis de Lafayette's unit Les Guardes de Nationale, one of several in the state to use this name.
The Squadron continues to conduct training in support of State and Federal missions. 3-108th Conducted Annual Training at Fort Stewart Georgia, where the Scouts of 1st Platoon, Blackfoot Troop were the Top Gun during mounted gunnery. The unit also began preparations to disband and re-flag as 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry.