The joint readiness training center jrtc and fort polk is located in central louisiana. Commanding general joint readiness training center. Youre about to suck the green weenie, welcome to my front door. This ctc focuses primarily on training light infantry brigade task forces. The joint readiness training center jrtc is located at fort polk, louisiana. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of command and staff assignments. Fort polk is located in vernon parish, louisiana, adjacent to the kisatchie national forest.
Most of the old wooden buildings have been replaced. Providing intermediate staging base support for jrtc training. Develop, staff, and coordinate the combat training center master plan. Adult and young adult readers can join this group to share your thoughts and questions about the book. Support commander, jrtc and fort polk and general staff with planning, coordinating, and supervising logistics support for mission execution and sustainment of jrtc and fort polk and projection platform units. The joint readiness training center is one of the u. Jrtc rotation demonstrates force of future article the. If you are on orders for fort polk and plan on flying to the area, book your flight to the alexandria international airport in alexandria, louisiana. Going to jrtc next month, anything special i should bring. Provide an advanced level of training for us contingency forces under tough, realistic conditions. Army community services acs provides soldiers and families with an outlet for support. Jrtc general staff joint readiness training center.
As the battalion operations officer and battalion executive officer of the 2nd battalion, 505th parachute infantry regiment, 3rd brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, he deployed on an adviseandassist mission to iraq in support of operation inherent resolve. To be seen, you must have a valid id card if over the age of 10. If driving to fort polk from the alexandria international. If you were born overseas in a military facility to at least one parent with u. Fort polk joint readiness training center jrtc fort polk is unique in all the army because it is the only combat training center ctc that also has the mission to. Find highlights for fort polk in louisiana including main contacts, mission, special. Fort polk new parent support program home facebook. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. This website is established for rotational units, and their members to see how each rotation is.
Racquetball courts, aerobics room, steam room, lifefitness treadmills and ellipticals, upright and recumbent bikes, pecor crosstrainers and adaptive motion trainers, hammer strength and nautilus nitro machines, concept rowers, free weights and medicine balls, trx suspension, heavy bag boxing room racquetball court aerobic room are available for. Well the lack in any training updates lately is attributed to the fact that we have all been in louisiana for 2 weeks at jrtc for some training. The jrtc is one of the armys three dirt combat training centers resourced to train infantry brigade task forces and their. The base serves as a combat training center and also deploys combat units. For more information, go to the jrtcfort polk homepage. Jrtc and fort polk family and mwr facility and programming covid19 updates. All military personnel, either active or retired, have free parking for the dates on their leave forms. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for jobseekers. Fort polk is the armys joint readiness training center jrtc whose mission is to train and deploy combat and combat support units.
Simultaneously, jrtc and fort polk maintain programs to care for soldiers, civilians, families and retirees. Welcome to the official jrtc and fort polk facebook page. Welcome to the official jrtc and fort polk facebook. Jody dugai, baynejones army community hospital commander. Check the web site of that state or the state government pages of a local phone book for information on vital statistics. Having our allies, the tunisians, here at jrtc gives us a chance to show them how the american army trains at one of our combat training centers. The joint readiness training center provides realistic training with the help of the 509th infantry which serves as the opposing force. Armys premiere training centers and hosts brigade combat teams from across the nation. This vibrant installation is home to the armys premier combat training center and multiple globally deployable combat formations. He answers the phone with a smile on his face and the. The base serves as a combat training center and also deploys. On facebook, we hope youll join us here and check out our.
Fort polk exceptional family member program efmp the efm program is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive and coordinated medical, educational, housing, community support, and personnel services to families with special needs. Services directory page joint readiness training center. Joint readiness training center the joint readiness training center is focused on improving unit readiness by providing highly realistic, stressful, joint and combined arms training across the full spectrum of conflict current and future. Soldiers of the world war ii and vietnam eras would scarcely recognize the new fort polk. Acs services include, but are not limited to, counseling and therapy marriage, individual, and family, army emergency relief, employment readiness, and relocation. Develop the joint readiness training center jrtc and fort polk campaign plan. The trainees faced an angry crowd of villagers and assisted the local police force in a arresting a local mayor on charges of corruption at fort polk joint readiness training center, june 25.
Been reading a lot of jrtc threads on here yet none of them take place in the middle of summer. Fort polk has museum pieces and monuments to heroes who went above. Fort polk child and youth registration and referral. Coronavirus fact sheet joint readiness training center.
Find people and find the right business and get things done. The battle for hunger hill is a battle for training that works. The base operators phone number is 3375312911 or dsn 3128632911. Fort polk has approximately 8,000 soldiers stationed at the installation,000 family members living on and offpost. Besides it being hot af, is here anything else i should expect. Frank, commanding general of jrtc and fort polk, said having the tunisians here for a rotation is an enormous opportunity for everyone involved to gain valuable experience. I love my phone and my plan with tmobile but the coverage sucks here.
My boyfriend is at fort polk for jrtc and thanks to the very poor verizon cell phone reception he has to borrow a phone to call me which has given us time to talk to each other only 3. If youre looking for the official source of information about jrtc or fort polk, please visit our homepage at home. Polk page turners meet the 3rd thursday of every month to discuss that months selection. Welcome to the official 3rd brigade, 10th mountain division facebook page. Brigadier general frank assumed command of the joint readiness training center and fort polk on february 28, 2018.
Thankyou for letting them help me have a healthier life. She also told me because i am tricare prime i can use the tricare website to book and cancel appointments 247, didnt know that. Fort polk efmp, 1591 bell richard ave, bldg 920, fort polk. Fort polks consolidated in and out processing center provides quality personnel services to military personnel activereservenational guard, retirees, family members, dod civilians, and eligible contractors in the areas of replacement operations, inoutprocessing, transition and retirement services, compassionate reassignmenthardship discharge request processing, military awards decorations, id cardstags and deers enrollment, the deposit waiver program, and the installation school of. If they do not have their form, they have to pay and we will reimburse them once they can provide proper documentation. The tunisian army is tested during an exercise scenario in turani village. The site is open to all baynejones army community hospital beneficiaries. Public affairs serves the general public, internal military audience and civilian counterparts, leaders, international viewers and other forums by ensuring the free flow of news and information in a timely manner limited only by national security constraints, valid statutory mandates or exemptions as authorized by the department of defense e. The joint readiness training center and fort polk covid19 drivethru screening site is open from 9 a. Providing intermediate staging base support for jrtc. From its start as a base for the historic louisiana maneuvers in the 1940s to a basic training post during vietnam and its current mission, fort polk has executed all of the armys missions during times of conflict and war.
New parent support program is a team of nurses and social. Fort polk is a united states army installation located in vernon parish, approximately ten miles east of leesville, louisiana, and thirty miles north of deridder in beauregard parish, louisiana it was named in honor of the right reverend leonidas polk, the first episcopal bishop of the diocese of louisiana, and a distinguished confederate general in the american civil war. I live in the muck which is fort polk, where the humidity is so bad it feels like youre training in a steam room. From its start as a base for the louisiana maneuvers in the 1940s, to a basic training post during vietnam, to the home of the 5th mech division in the 1980s, and its current dual missions as the joint readiness training center jrtc and home of the 2nd acr and warrior brigade, fort polk has excuted all of the armys mission. Automated phone directory 337 5312911 dsn prefix 863.