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On June 1, 2001, the Rapides Parish Police Jury transferred the airport's management to the Louisiana Army National Guard in a 99-year lease. Today, Esler is the site of numerous training exercises. [citation needed] About 60 percent of the airport's operations are military and the rest are civilian.
It is operated and owned by the Louisiana National Guard as one of their main training areas. The current base covers 12,500 acres (51 km 2) and is home to many different units and elements of the Louisiana Army National Guard. The camp was originally named for Louisiana native and Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. [1]
The 199th Infantry Regiment was formed on 1 May 1952 and served the state of Louisiana until 4 August 1960, when it was consolidated with the 156th Infantry Regiment. Between 1960 and 1997, the remnants of the 199th became known as the Louisiana Military Academy, and conducted training for the Guard.
The bill would allocate $33 million for the Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lafayette Readiness Center, $105 million for Fort Johnson to add a rotational unit billeting area and barracks, $116 ...
The division was organized with two active duty brigades and a brigade from the Louisiana National Guard. From 1972 until 1987, Fort Polk hosted the 1st Battalion, 40th Armor Regiment. During that time 1/40th Armor participated in training exercises with the Louisiana Army National Guard and 5th Infantry Division units.
Louisiana Army National Guard through the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Esler Field Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 12,500 acres (5,100 ha) protected area in parts of Rapides and Grant parishes in the state of Louisiana .
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Louisiana (11 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Louisiana" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Joint Readiness Training Center, a U.S. Army training center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla , a transit station in Jacksonville, Florida Jackie Robinson Training Complex, part of the Historic Dodgertown athletic center