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Bookmark or Share- Fort Johnson | Base Overview & Info - MilitaryINSTALLATIONSFort Polk underwent major changes as the Vietnam War ended. Then-President Richard Nixon orchestrated elimination of the military draft, transforming the Army into an all-volunteer force. By 1974, boot camp for individual Soldiers at Fort Polk tapered off when the post took on a new role housing the storied 5 th Infantry (Mechanized) Division.
- Fort Polk is now Fort Johnson after US Army moves to honor World ... - CNNThe US Army on Tuesday officially renamed Louisiana's Fort Polk as Fort Johnson, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to strip Confederate leaders of the honor.
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- History :: Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson - U.S. Army ...As Fort Polk grew, so did the surrounding communities – as well as the support received by those communities. Then came Sept. 11, 2001: a defining moment in American history. In October of that year, the United States invaded Afghanistan in response to the terrorist attacks. One and a half years later, on March 20, 2003, the Iraq War began.
- About :: Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort JohnsonFort Polk re-opened permanently in 1961, and was designated as an Army infantry training center in 1962. During the Vietman War, Fort Polk was the Army’s largest infantry training center, and became renowned as “Tiger Land” due to its realistic Vietnamese-style training villages. Fort Polk trained more than 1 million Soldiers for the ...
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