1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
The 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade was a United States Army brigade located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Brigade was tasked to improve the movement capabilities and rear area security for commanders at division level or higher. The Brigade has deployed units for combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and for humanitarian assistance in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Campaign Credit for deployment to Afghanistan from 12 June 2008 to 1 September 2009
Award of the Meritorious Unit Citation from June 2008 through September 2009
US Army Superior Unit Award PO 350-09, 1 Oct 11 – 30 Sep 13
Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, about 10 miles (15 km) east of Leesville and 30 miles (50 km) north of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish.
Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division participate in an exercise in a simulated Iraqi village at the Joint Readiness Training Center.
Aerial view of Camp Polk during the 1940s
World War II POW Camp at Fort Polk in 1943