ACT - Fort Bragg, NC
On September 4, 1918, Camp
Bragg came into existence. Named for a native North Carolinian, General Braxton
Bragg, General William J. Snow, Chief of Field Artillery decided that the once
desolate region met all the desired criteria for year round training.
During the first year of its
existence, $6,000,000 was spent in purchasing land and erecting cantonments for
six artillery brigades. Although cessation of hostilities came in November 1918,
work was rapidly pushed to a conclusion and February 1, 1919, saw the completion
of Camp Bragg.
After World War I and because
demobilization had begun, the War Department decided to reduce the size of Camp
Bragg from the planned six to a two brigade cantonment to provide a garrison for
Regular Army units and a training center for National Guard Artillery units.
In early 1921, two Field
Artillery units, the 13th and 17th Field Artillery
Brigades, began training in the camp. However, due to post-war cutbacks, the War
Department decided to abandon Camp Bragg on August 23, 1921. This was averted by
the determined efforts of General Albert J. Bowley, Commanding General of Camp
Bragg, various civic organizations in the nearby city of Fayetteville, and a
personal inspection by the Secretary of War. The abandonment order was rescinded
on September 16, 1921. One year later, September 30, 1922, Camp Bragg became
Fort Bragg, a permanent Army post.
Over the past several decades
Ft. Bragg has received numerous accolades and experienced numerous changes such
as becoming the home of the 82d Airborne Division and earning its reputation as
one of the Army’s premier projection platforms. And most recently receiving the
Army Times, Best 2001 Post Award, which is determined by readers of Army
times and recognizes the Army Post achieving a superior level of a quality of
life, community spirit, and support for soldiers and their families.
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Avenger Table Top Trainer (AT3)
The Avenger Table Top Trainer is an intermediate
graphics trainer of the principle features of the Avenger turret/gunner
station. A 17-inch monitor presents the out-of-window (canopy) view and the
gunner's forward looking infrared display. The monitor also displays the
various user interface screens for data entry. In addition, a tactical
gunner hand station, FLIR field-of-view footswitch, and Gunner Controls
provide the gunner-machine interface. The Scenario Controls keypad, Volume
Control, keyboard, and mouse have specific functions which control various
aspects of a running exercise (the keyboard and mouse are also used for
system interface and data entry). |
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Avenger Table Top Trainer (AT3) |
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Stinger Troop Proficiency
Trainer (STPT) The STPT performance
characteristics are designed to duplicate every operational facet of the
Stinger weapon system. Designed to provide the trainee with weapon
familiarization and gunnery skill enhancement. The trainer is configured
with a variety of scenarios using different degrees of difficulties that can
be selected as the student/trainee advances his skills from novice through
marksman. The targets can be selected from fixed and/or rotary wing
aircraft. These aircraft can bee stationary or moving; closing at high or
low speed, left to right, right to left, or changing altitude. For the more
advanced trainee, friendly aircraft can be intermixed with the targets,
terrain can be changed or rotary wing targets can be made to "POP-UP" to
test reaction time and target identification. |
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Guard Unit Armory Device for
Full-Crew Interactive Simulation Trainer - Field Artillery (GUARDFIST II/II Alpha)
The GUARDFIST II training device is a
portable training system designed to simulate battlefield scenarios for the
training of Field Artillery Forward Observers (FO). It consists of an
Instructor/Operator (I/O) Station and an FO station allowing one I/O to
train on FO. At the I/O station, the I/O can generate, monitor, and control
training scenarios, record FO performance, and maintain a library of
training exercises. The FO station provides or simulates the physical tools
required by an FO to accomplish sustainment training.
This training device is capable of operating
in three modes: stand-alone mode, interactive-manual mode, and
interactive-automated mode. |
Last update: 28 October 2002