Command and Staff

to Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center from the men and women who serve here ~ and those who have gone before us and whose legacy we strive to preserve and enhance. Our heritage is rich with service to our nation ~ our future is remarkably promising with new opportunities for support to our State and Nation.

Our mission of Camp Atterbury is threefold:

    1. To serve as a Forces Command Power Generation Platform (PGP) and 1A Mobilization Station – we are the designated mobilization site for many units of the National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve.

    2. To serve as a premier training site for both individuals and units from all branches of service for both Reserve and Active Duty training and other special training events.

    3. To serve as a training site for all Public Service organizations such as Department of Homeland Security, State and Local Police, and other first responders.

In the recent past Camp Atterbury has been called on to perform all of these missions, and received praise for our service focused support ability to accomplish these tasks with creativity, agility and efficiency. In short, we serve to maximize training opportunities and minimize training distracters.

Camp Atterbury is the home base for many ARNG and USAR, USMCR, and other units that train and mobilize here. As Reserve Component Units, their home stations are, of course, at numerous armories across several counties and states. Camp Atterbury offers the unit commander the support required to function as a complete unit for mission training. In support of the Global War on Terror, Camp Atterbury and our partner, 3-85^th Training Support Brigade has mobilized over 50,000 and demobilized over 30,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen for duty in the United States and overseas.

The live fire ranges, from small arms to A-10 Thunderbolt aerial gunnery tables, along with over 33,000 acres of maneuver training area and dozens of artillery and mortar firing points are the primary focus of our customers. Our ranges are premier across all of the nation's military bases. From computerized small arms, squad and platoon maneuver courses, to a 1200 acre Bradley and tank range our modern, state-of-the-art range complexes are among the best in the nation. Coupled with a new multi-building Joint Simulation Training and Exercise Center and numerous other state-of-the-art training aids and simulation equipment, as well as housing and headquarters facilities, we can support full spectrum, integrated live, virtual, and constructive training events for brigade combat teams.

There are many historical places to visit at or near Camp Atterbury. When here, please take time to visit our indoor and outdoor museum and WW II POW Chapel. Enjoy our morale, welfare and recreational activities both on base and off. With the opening of our new pool, physical fitness center, and revamped camping area, as well as our partnership with Johnson County Park just outside the Installation, your recreational opportunities are many.

Whether you are planning your first visit, a return trip or browsing for information we welcome your interest. Whether you are going to be with us for a few days, weeks, months, or years, we want to do all we can to ensure your training is superior and your stay enjoyable. Our staff of over 700 soldiers, State employees, and contract personnel is known for "user friendly" attitudes and "Hoosier Hospitality". That is as it should be – since 1942 our unit motto, "Preparamus" means "we are ready".

COL Barry Richmond

Post Commander

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