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Camp McCain History

  • World War II Training Site
  • 87th and 94th Divisions Trained Here
  • 50,000 Acres
  • Land Returned to Owners after War
  • National Guard got 3500 Acres in 1947
  • Used for Ranges
  • First Tanks in 1969
  • UTES Organized
  • Lands Opened for Maneuver
  • Administration Building Constructed - 1973
  • First Barracks Constructed - 1978
  • Additional 4500 Acres Added - 1985
  • Range Complex Constructed - 1987-88
  • Major Cantonment Construction - 1988
    • Additonal BAM Building
    • Battalion Headquarters Building
    • Battalion Supply Building
    • Dispensary
    • Officer and NCO Quarters
    • Jamie L. Whitten Complex
    • UTES Expansion
    • CSMS #2
  • Equipment Wash Facility - 1989
  • Multipurpose Training Complex - 1990
  • SIMNET - T Simulation Building - 1991
  • Additional 5800 Acres - 1995
  • Additional Barracks and BEQ/BOQ added - 1999