FORT JOHNSON, La. — Fort Johnson leadership, dignitaries and representatives grabbed shovels and hardhats before digging up a shovel of dirt to signify breaking ground at the sight of the installation’s future Joint Readiness Training Center Joint Operations Center May 28.
As the U.S. Army’s premier joint training facility, JRTC provides realistic, relevant and rigorous training to units preparing for assigned missions and deployments.
Once complete, the new JOC will modernize and standardize JRTC and Fort Johnson’s command and control, network and audiovisual capabilities in support of rotations.
Maj. Gen. David W. Gardner, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson commanding general, spoke at the groundbreaking...
06.03.2024 | FORT JOHNSON, LOUISIANA, US |
Story by Angie Thorne
This video was created to further explain Fort Johnson's Giant Voice warning system, which activates when a tornado is detected within a 5-10 mile radius of the installation. The video is part of an initiative to inform the public during severe weather.
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