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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 157th Infantry Brigade is an active/reserve component (AC/RC) unit based at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units. The unit was activated using the assets of the 5th Brigade, 87th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of First Army Division East.
157th "Spartan" Infantry Brigade – Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Formerly the 87th Division's 5th Brigade. 174th "Patriot" Infantry Brigade – Joint Base Mcguire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey. Formerly the 78th Division's 2nd Brigade. 177th "Spear Head" Armored Brigade – Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Formerly the 87th Division's 3rd Brigade.
Moved to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on 28 March 1944. Staged at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts on 10 October 1944. Was sent back to New York Port of Embarkation and sailed to England; Arrived in England, 17 November 1944, and trained for 19 days. Assigned 29 November 1944 to VIII Corps, First United States Army, 12th Army Group.
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.
The soldiers trained for 3 months at Camp Atterbury, IN and then one month at Hohenfels, Bavaria, Germany. The soldiers arrived in Kosovo in August 2004 beginning their mission stationed at Camp Monteith, and Camp Bondsteel, in the MNB-East (Multi National Brigade) sector and returned in February 2005. [citation needed]
The Indiana National Guard consists of 14,000 soldiers and airmen, and maintains Army National Guard armories across the state, training facilities at Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck, and Air National Guard wings at Fort Wayne and Terre Haute. During peacetime, the National Guard is commanded by the governor.
The brigade primarily operates and trains at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The brigade also has the mission of training Army Reserve units in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana to ensure their combat readiness. The Brigade was subsequently inactivated on 10 November 2015 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. [1]