Camp Shelby Training Site is a state owned / operated installation for the Army National Guard and serves as a Training Site for active and reserve components. It is the largest reserve component training site in the nation. It covers 136,000 acres, allowing up to battalion level maneuver training. - These "villages" allow for the opportunity to train in an environment that replicates international locations.
Camp Shelby is located on more than 134,800 acres. It is the largest state owned and operated training site in the United States. Annually approximately 100,000 National Guardsman and Reservists go through the Camp. They specialize in training for Abrahams M1 Tank, Paladin Howitzers, and are also the home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support of Mississippi. They train here because of the camp's location for climate and terrain advantages during the summer months. The weather and climate is desert like. They want the troops to get use to the terrain and heat a little bit before they get deployed.
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