Fort Polk
 Fort Polk
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| country | United States | |
| local community | Vernon Parish | |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 2 ' N , 93 ° 12' W | |
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| 10th U.S. Mountain Division | US Army | |
Fort Polk is a US Army military base . The base is in the state of Louisiana near the city of Leesville . The base was established in 1941 and named after Leonidas Polk , a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America and later general in the Confederate Army in the Civil War . In 2008 around 11,000 soldiers were stationed at Fort Polk.
Fort Polk is the branches of the armed force cross- training and training center Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).
Stationed units
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10th U.S. Mountain Division
- 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) (Infantry Brigade)
- 1st Combat Support Brigade (1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade)
- 46th Engineer Battalion
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The following units will be set up in Fort Polk by the end of 2012
- Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (will be reorganized by 2012 - number / name not yet known)
Web links
Commons : Fort Polk - collection of images, videos and audio files
