US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Stewart, GA)

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l. Forf Sfewarf is designafed as an Anfiaircraff Ar- 'lillery and Tanlc Training Cenfer, wifh fhe primary missions o : a. Operafing and mainfaining an Anfiaircraff Ar- fillery and Tanlc Training Cenfer, capable of providing ranges, maneuver areas and fraining supporf and super- vision of visifing Acfive Army anfiaircraff and armor unifs. b. Acfivafing and fraining anfiaircraff arfillery unifs for deploymenf fo defense sifes under fhe Army Anfi- aircraff Command. c. Providing facilifies and fraining and logisfical supporf fo Reserve Componenf unifs during fhe annual field fraining period. S rf K-ggi. VA TH' I '47 , Q N1 ,. s 1325? VW? f' 1 , wiiEfi'fs1sv,.f:', , W L 4,-,J 555 af, ,O -,Q Ai l ,X f '35 5 , . . f fx ff fm s ill 51, 1 A, My mes s, ,,,, ,, Wa, T 'X iwrvfigswdeiwfwssvfzlifs was 1-km W gm x, is s,w52?ww,-if is 3 : f , fi'?w2.ews 'far g, gs' ' K 5 J f is u r '- f K K w Q. Y 'r 111 Ri O zz , , 7 - V ' 1 ' 1 I A fiiiiiff-252 .A ' ': ss? we X . Y xg? igf, 1: J , ' L sf? ff x 1533 gf F- ff 5 , . .i ,g , as aw . , . ff 1' ' fire. -fi My 'N' ' 7 4 2 T-z' Zim, 2 5 6 2-mf?- riffi?'1' ' 1'H'3?,f4 'ffm 2, 1 M W' Q-W-,-Y, f, . - im. warm f ,,f,,. , , . fe f 'ggi if X is +15 g A ,yr 1' . e-exifape-aew:,,u,.e.x,,e,,.J -S if 13,si3C,ss.Q.Qg??,-Awww ,,,ffa,.,-,,f,- My s j,wg,,:,z.,,,,,,l,3s2gf.v,l,u,, ,sp 2. Defailed fraining missions are as follows: a. Conducfing cerfain phases of fraining of Acfive Army AAA and Armor unifs wifhin fhe Third Army Area. ln addifion, some unifs from ofher Army Areas easf of fhe Mississippi River frain here. This fraining includes serv- ice pracfice firing, anfimechanized firing, and Army Training Tesfs, as direcfed, for fhe AAA unifsg and fhe annual gunner's qualificafion course l90mml, live firing facfical exercises, and Army Training Tesfs, as direcfed, for fhe Armor unifs. lf encompasses fraining of fhe 'lypes which cannof be conducfed af home sfafions because of range limifafions and ofher res'l'ric'l'ions. b. Supporfing fhe fraining of Army Reserve and Nafional Guard unifs scheduled fo +rain af fhis sfafion wifh insfrucfion and demonsfrafion feams, posf schools, ranges, maneuver and fraining areas, and ofher fraining facilifies requesfed. c. Training of all residenf unifs in appropriafe Army Training Programs and posf-cycle fraining phases, as ouf- lined in Third Army, Confinenfal Army Command and Deparfmenf of fhe Army direcfives. d. Conducfing on-posf schools, as required, fo in- sure fhaf sufficienf numbers of frained personnel are available fo meef demands for common specialisfs. e. Operafing a Third Army Training Aids Sub- cenfer, capable of fabricafing, producing or procuring, cafaloging, sforing and disfribufing fraining aids, in ac- cordance wifh currenf direcfives, +o residenf unifs, visif- ing Acfive Army unifs fraining af Forf Sfewarf, Reserve Componenfs as requesfed during summer encampmenfs, and specifically, supporfing Reserve Componenfs in desig- nafed area of responsibilify, Florida and soufheasf Georgia. ,Q if -5 F? r9i?DQ'2f'fr55a'I5'lb?'.wff -' . Q 4. weaxm-mis-fu:,efuaqaimwgss-wwgaf'wemkvm' , ,Y , ,in ,, W, , , RM 15 yflxkxg is gill' , , , ..-...- --A-127, W5 3 ,Q .UM .We f, ,-,ww sy, 5. Mg? A K l - g ii' , ...gg-. .siizml +. ,,,,. ,.. , A .M algae fl? W, P W new f, , . , ' - L an v.:-fIf,tQ'yf er-gfjhiz F , ff 0 7 31 :'.,,t nz As' 2 'Yuri R gliifa A at as . Z X V . sf Kea- as ,, '

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proved fhaf this posf's 280,000 acres could simulfaneously accommodafe bofh Tank and anfiaircraff unifs. To reflecf fhe added mission of fank fraining, Camp Sfewarf was officially renamed Camp Sfewarf Anfiaircraff Arfillery and Tank Training Cenfer in l954. In l954, AAA unifs from fhe seven sfafes in fhe Third Army area were frained af Camp Sfewarf, as were rank unifs sfafioned easf of fhe Mississippi River. In addifion, l2,000 Nafional Guard and Reserve componenf froops frained hare during the summer. The increasing imporfance of Camp Sfewarf in fhe nafion's milifary pic- fure was reflecfed in fhe subsfanfial increase in Nafional Guard and Reserve unifs fraining here in fhe summer of l955-approximafely 23,000 men. Also, Camp Sfewarf AAA and Tank Training Cenfer confinued fo provide facililies for fhe fraining of regular army unifs. To facilifafe fhis fraining, fhroughoul fhe year Camp Sfewarf conlinued fo consfrucf addifional fank frails and firing ranges for large caliber weapons and fo clear land for addifional maneuver areas. Official redesignafion ceremonies were held on April 7, l955, when Gen- eral Mayo signed orders assuming command of The Forf Sfewarf Anfiaircraff Arfillery and Tank Training Cenfer. As a permanent posf Forf Sfewarf will confinue fo provide fraining facili- fies and supporf for regular army and civilian componenf unils. This summer lhe number of civilian componenl froops fraining here willl again show a subsfanfial rise, wilh abou? 35,000 Nafional Guardsmen and U. S. Army Reservisfs scheduled lo conduct Two weeks of infensive field fraining af fhis AAA and Tank Training Cenfer. Five anhaxrcraf! artillery battalions actxvaled at Fori Stewart dunng 1955 are equipped with ihe Army's polent 75-millimeter radar-controlled Skysweeper AAA gun. T, ay, 43' , fs a..e,..a., W, llllll SlElUHlll if if 80lh Army Band leads Fl. Siewarf umis ln Armed Forces Day parade an Savannah

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