Suicide Prevention is everybody's business. For resources and information to help those thinking of it and those who may know someone exhibiting the signs, see our Suicide Prevention page here. Have your battle buddy's six and get help even if they resist.
The 2019 Fall Resident Satisfaction Survey is underway. Have you taken your survey? If not, why not?! Check your email or call your community center to learn how to take your survey if you haven't received it. Tell us what you think.
Suicide Prevention is everybody's business. For resources and information to help those thinking of it and those who may know someone exhibiting the signs, see our Suicide Prevention page here. Have your battle buddy's six and get help even if they resist.
The 2019 Fall Resident Satisfaction Survey is underway. Have you taken your survey? If not, why not?! Check your email or call your community center to learn how to take your survey if you haven't received it. Tell us what you think.
1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division conducts live fire exercises during JRTC Rotation 20-01.
The 115th CSH, 32nd Hospital Center is set up and open for business during a recent rotation through the NTC.
World War II Veteran Jessie Mahaffey enters the 1-5 AV Hanger to a rousing welcome Nov. 7 during Fort Polk's celebration of Veterans Day 2019.
Supplies are loaded on to a United States Air Force C-130 outside the village of Dara Lam during rotation 20-01 at JRTC.
Sergeant Major of the Army (R) Bill Gates (center in suit) leads the Vietnam-era veterans into the 1/5 AV hanger during Fort Polk's Veterans Day celebration Nov. 7.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division experiences the hospitality of the Joint Readiness Training Center's Operations Group and 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment during JRTC Rotation 19-10.
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk is located in central Louisiana.This vibrant installation is home to the Army’s premier Combat Training Center and multiple globally deployable combat formations.Fort Polk has approximately 8,000 Soldiers stationed at the installation, 13,000 Family Members living on and off-post, 6,000 Department of the Army Civilians and contract employees working on post, and more than 40,000 retirees that live in Central Louisiana and rely on the installation for support / services.
As a Soldier, being stationed at JRTC and Fort Polk will be a professionally enhancing assignment as you and your formation focus on “Forging the Warrior Spirit” – building Readiness through establishing proficiency in collective and individual tasks.The Quality of Life at Fort Polk is an aspect of this installation that you don’t realize until you are stationed here – Soldiers and Army Families enjoy living in one of the Army’s best communities; with many activities – there is something at Fort Polk for everyone!At an installation focused on building Army readiness; we view Soldier and Army Family Quality of Life as: Education, Housing, Child Care, Health Care, Spouse Employment, and Recreation.We are surrounded by the most supportive neighbors and local communities in the Army; we see this region as the “intersection of Army Values and Louisiana Values.”
We welcome you to the “Home of Heroes” and look forward to “Forging the Warrior Spirit” together as we all serve – Soldier, Family Members, and DA Civilians – at JRTC and Fort Polk.
