Fort Polk
| Fort Polk & The Joint Readiness Training Center | |
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Joint Readiness Training Center and Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 1941 – present |
| Country | USA |
| Branch | Regular Army |
| Type | Training Post |
| Role | Joint Readiness Training Center |
| Motto(s) | The Home of Heroes |
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Coordinates: 31°04′21″N 93°04′50″W / 31.072638°N 93.080635°W
Fort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately ten miles east of Leesville, Louisiana, and thirty miles north of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
It was named in honor of the Right Reverend Leonidas Polk, the first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana, and a distinguished Confederate general in the American Civil War. The post encompasses approximately 198,000 acres—100,000 acres are owned by the Department of the Army—98,125 acres by the U.S. Forest Service, mostly in the Kisatchie National Forest. Fort Polk is the only Combat Training Center that also trains and deploys combat units.
In 2013, there were 10,877 troops stationed at Fort Polk, which generated an annual payroll of $980 million. Louisiana officials lobbied the Army and the United States Congress to keep troop strength at full capacity despite looming defense cuts.
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