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“The Sarge” takes 3rd place

September 8, 2010
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“The Sarge” takes 3rd place

The U.S. Army Top Fuel Hot Rod rockets off the starting line at the O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Sept. 3. The hot rod, driven by seven-time world champion Tony “The Sarge” Schumacher was unveiled earlier in the day, marking 10 years of partnership between the U.S. Army, the National Hot Rod Association and...
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Urban Warfare Training preps MA Guard for Afghanistan

September 2, 2010
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Urban Warfare Training preps MA Guard for Afghanistan

Army Photos & Narrative by John Crosby Print Journalist Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center    
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Massachusetts Mortar Platoon Fires for Effect, Camp Atterbury

September 2, 2010
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Massachusetts Mortar Platoon Fires for Effect, Camp Atterbury

A Photo Story containing a few of the brave young men bound for a war zone. By John Crosby, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs   Print Journalist Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center  
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Stress Fire, Soldiers Engage Targets Down Range under Stress

August 27, 2010
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Stress Fire, Soldiers Engage Targets Down Range under Stress

CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – “This is a stress fire,” said Platoon Sergeant Staff Sgt. Cody Wooten from a berm overlooking 67 Soldiers and Airmen below him. “It’s nothing personal; we’re not trying to hurt your feelings.        “You’re standing on the 500-yard line,” continued Wooten, pointing with all five fingers...
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Annual Veterans Memorial Service

August 26, 2010
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Annual Veterans Memorial Service

100814-A-3843C-146 – Kevin Konetzka of the Southern Indiana Bag Pipers and Drums plays his bagpipes at the 18th Annual Veteran’s Memorial at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Ind., August 14. The ceremony was held in memory of all those who served and have served in the Armed Forces as well as...
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Obama to make Oval Office address about Iraq Tuesday

August 25, 2010
By Reuters News Services

August 25, 2010 8:26:21 PM VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will address the American public from the White House Oval Office on Tuesday about the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq, the White House said. Earlier that day Obama plans to visit troops in Fort Bliss, Texas, the White House said in...
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ACO Hardware Donates $20,000 to American Legion Troop Support

August 25, 2010
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ACO Hardware Donates $20,000 to American Legion Troop Support

LANSING, Mich., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Michigan ACO Hardware Representatives Richard Hunziker, (Merchandiser/Buyer for ACO and Vietnam Veteran), and Andy Moses, (District Manager and ACO lead for this project), presented a $20,000 donation for the American Legion Wounded Warrior Program to State Commander William Hafeman, Saturday, August 21 in ceremonies at Dearborn. The donation,...
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Edinburgh Correctional Facility to Stay at Camp Atterbury

August 24, 2010
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Edinburgh Correctional Facility to Stay at Camp Atterbury

CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – The Edinburgh Correctional Facility located within Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., has passed an audit Aug. 5 with 100 percent compliance on the mandatory standards and 98.9 percent on the non-mandatory standards set by the American Correctional Association. The independent audit team recommended the...
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Secretary of the Army visits Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck, Indiana

August 19, 2010
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Secretary of the Army visits Camp Atterbury, Muscatatuck, Indiana

CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – The United States Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John McHugh, toured Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, both in central Indiana, to visit with mobilizing and demobilizing servicemembers, permanent party leadership and civilian expeditionary workforce contractors and employees.     100818-A-3843C-061...
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Last U.S. Combat Troops Leave Iraq

August 19, 2010
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Last U.S. Combat Troops Leave Iraq

(Reuters) – The last U.S. combat troops are leaving Iraq in a convoy to Kuwait, more than seven years after a U.S.-led invasion toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, NBC News reported on Wednesday. An NBC reporter traveling with the convoy said the troops from the 4th Stryker Brigade would drive through the night on...
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Soldier Competes in Highlander Games

August 13, 2010
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Soldier Competes in Highlander Games

Soldier Competes in Highlander Games in Late Wife’s Honor, Heritage Story by John Crosby, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs  CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – Maj. Kenneth Knight is competing in this year’s Scottish highland games, the 2010 Masters World Championships, in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.        The Camp Atterbury, Ind., Installation Support...
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More MRAPs to roll into Camp Atterbury

May 28, 2010
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More MRAPs to roll into Camp Atterbury

 Camp Atterbury Joint maneuver Training Center, Ind. – The technique of warfare evolves and with it, so does the technology. This also works in reverse. Technological developments also change the manner of how war is waged. A constant back and forth that keeps all concerned on their toes as one fuels the other in...
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Todays Feature

Desire to relieve pain for family leads to success!

By Sherri Coner Eastburn    When Theresa Barnes McCarty graduated from Franklin Community High School more than 30 years ago, she planned to spend...
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