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[[Image:Arng-ms.gif‎|thumb|100px|MS Army National Guard]]
Camp Shelby, Mississippi is a very historic place.Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation, has a long history of serving the country and is considered by many as “a national treasure.” During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is the largest reserve component training site, covering 136,000 acres (550 km2), allowing up to battalion level maneuver training, Gunnery Table 8-12, excellent FA Firing Points and a wide range of support facilities. This is the normal Annual Training location for National Guard and Reserve units located in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. However, units from across the country use its excellent assets to support a variety of missions. The 2nd BN, 114th FA conducts its gunnery and has the bulk of its combat equipment stored in the Mobilization and Annual Training Equipment Site (MATES) located there.
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== '''Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center'''==
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Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is used by many branches of the Armed Services:
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National Guard, Reserves, Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy Seabees.
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NATO Forces from other countries also train at Camp Shelby from time to time.
  
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC), encompassing over 525 square kilometers, is located in portions of Perry and Forrest Counties, in south Mississippi. The training center was established during World War I and it has served almost continuously since then as a training site, not only for the Reserve Components of the Army, but also for the Active Components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The training site consists of a mix of State, Department of Defense, and U.S. Forest Service lands in the DeSoto National Forest.
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Hagler AAF (SLJ) is the name of the main Air Field located at Camp Shelby. There are also other training air fields located in the training areas. Camp Shelby has Air-to-Ground Ranges that are used by the ANG, Air Force Reserves and other branches of the military. At times there could be a lot of MilAir traffic.
  
Encompassing more than 134,820 acres (546 km2), Camp Shelby, Mississippi is the largest state-owned and operated field training center in the United States. It is a training ground for the Abrams M1 Tank, Paladin Howitzers and home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support. Camp Shelby serves as a training site for National Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country hosting as many as 100,000 personnel annually.
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On some communications you may hear the term "The White House". The [http://www.ngms.state.ms.us/history/Lists/Abbreviated/AllItems.aspx "White House"] is a large white house located on the main post. It is used by visiting dignitaries and generals. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.  
  
Camp Shelby was established in 1917. The Post was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Indian fighter, Revolutionary War hero and 1st Governor of Kentucky, by the first troops to train here, the 38th Division.
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The Railhead facility at Camp Shelby is served by the Kansas City Southern Railway.
  
In 1934, the State of Mississippi acquired the site for use as a summer camp by the National Guard. Because of Camp Shelby's natural advantages of climate, terrain and location, it was reopened in 1940 as a federal installation. Some of the divisions that have trained in Mississippi include the 31st, 37th, 38th, 43rd, 63rd, 65th, 69th, 85th, 94th, and the 99th Divisions.
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Camp Shelby is being used at this time for mobilization, processing and training for National Guard and Reserve troops going to Iraq or Afghanistan. One of only two Guard facilities activated in the US.
  
The famous Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Battalion trained here in preparation for World War II. Women's Army Corps (WAC) units also trained here. The Post contained a large convalescent hospital and had a prisoner of war camp which housed members of the German Afrika Corps.
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== '''Radio Comunications''' ==
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*Camp Shelby is currently (as of 10/2014) in the process of getting FAA approval for building 2-3 sites for the [[Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN)]]. They are currently using TGID 12585 for communications with the [[Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center Harrison County (MS)|Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center]] Fire/Crash department.
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*Most field training radio communications are on the VHF lowband (25-76 MHz)
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**Field radio frequencies are usually changed every 24 hours
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**Support for field operations stay on the same Frequencies (ie: Range Control, Medevac)
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**Newer military field radio equipment may operate on other bands (ie: squad radios)
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*Post Support Operations use the VHF highband. (139-144 MHz)
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*Mississippi ChalleNGe Academy uses UHF radios.
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*MILAIR Frequencies UHF and VHF are also used for aircraft training operations.
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*Shelby JFT Police (State Law Enforcement) operates on 139.4000 MHz.
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**Callsigns: Dispatch - Shelby; Patrols - 38(A-Z)
  
The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the Korean Conflict, Camp Shelby was established as an Emergency Railhead Facility.
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===Air Training Operations===
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{|class=toccolours border=1 style=border-collapse:collapse cellpadding=3
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!colspan="8"|Primary frequencies (as of Q2 2015)
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!Preset!!Frequency!!Type!!Alpha Tag!!Description!!Mode!!Service
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|??||228.850||BM||Shelby Primary||Shelby Primary / Desoto 1||AM||Military
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|??||271.225||BM||Shelby Secondary||Shelby Secondary / Desoto 2||AM||Military
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|-
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|??||233.200||BM||CS RCO Air||Range Control Officer Air||AM||Military
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|-
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|??||138.200 ||BM||CS DZ SO ||Drop Zone Safety Officer ||AM||Military
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|??||349.300 ||BM||CS DZ Tac ||Drop Zone Discreet / Tactical ||AM||Military
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|-
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!colspan="8"|Air Traffic Control(as of Q3-Q4 2014)
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|??||241.000||BM||SLJ Tower||Haglar Tower||AM||Military
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|-
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|??||285.475||BM||Houston Center||Houston Center||AM||Military
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|-
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!colspan="8"|Operation Southern Strike 15 (Q4 2014)
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|??||142.275||BM||RACER A/A||Eglin AFB RACER Air-Air||AM||Military
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|-
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|??||342.500||BM||ZIPPER A/A||Eglin AFB ZIPPER Air-Air||AM||Military
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|??||233.625||BM||233.625 MHz||160th SOAR night op involving SPOOKY, BEAST, VULTURE, HOBBY, and many others||AM||Military
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|}
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'''Radio callsigns that may be heard'''
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*HAMMER - NAS Pensacola, VT86 T-45's (and possibly others)
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*HOBBY - Keesler AFB C-130's
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*SPOOKY / GHOST - Hurlburt Field AC-130
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*RIVER - NAS JRB New Orleans - VFA-204 F/A-18
  
In the summer of 1954, non-divisional National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby and in 1956, it was designated a permanent training site by Continental Army Command (now FORSCOM). Over 5,000 troops were processed through Camp Shelby during Desert Storm Operations.
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[[Image:177th.jpg‎|thumb|70px|177th Armored Brigade]]
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[[Image:154th.jpg‎|thumb|70px|154th Regimental]]
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[[Image:185th.jpg‎|thumb|70px|185th Aviation Brigade (Theater).]]
  
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade trained at Camp Shelby from September to November 1966 in preparation for deployment to Vietnam from Ft Benning GA. The 199th was the only combat unit to train at Camp Shelby during the Vietnam War.
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== '''Camp Shelby Home Units''' ==
 
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*Joint Force Headquarters
Camp Shelby was federalized as a FORSCOM Mobilization Center on June 6, 2004. Since then, several Regimental or Brigade Combat Teams have mobilized through Camp Shelby including the 278th RCT, the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, the 2/28 BCT, the 53rd BCT, the 1/34th BCT, and the 41st BCT.
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*177th Armored Brigade
 
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*154th Regimental Regional Training Institute
Camy Shelby is also one of two locations the specialized U.S. Navy Seabee's train at. Seabee's endure 10 days of building training as well as simulated real-life combat situations known as Building/Fighting 101, or more popularly known as FEX, Field Exercise.
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*3/87th Training Division
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*108th Training Regiment
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*K/185th Aviation Brigade (Theater)
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*704th Ordnance Det (EOD)
  
 
Camp Shelby is also home to the Youth Challenge Program (a boot camp for military minded youths) and the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
 
Camp Shelby is also home to the Youth Challenge Program (a boot camp for military minded youths) and the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
  
In mid 2007 the Air National Guard opened a new combat training runway at Camp Shelby. The 210-acre (0.8 km2) Shelby Auxiliary Field 1 is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 Globemaster III short-field landing operations. It was constructed to meet Air Force C-17 training requirements.
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==Wiki Articles==
 
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*[[Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)]]
[http://www.ngms.state.ms.us/campshelby/ Camp Shelby Website ]
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*[[Gulf States Milcom]]
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*[[Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) Harrison County (MS)]]
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*[[Military Aviation (MILAIR) (MS)]]
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*[[Naval Air Station Meridian/McCain Field (KNMM) Lauderdale County (MS)|Naval Air Station Meridian]]
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*[[Pensacola Naval Air Station (NPA) Escambia County (FL)|Naval Air Station Pensacola]]
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*[[Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center Harrison County (MS)|Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center]]
  
[http://armedforcesmuseum.us/ Mississippi Armed Forces Museum]
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.ngms.state.ms.us/campshelby/reveilleweb/Pages/Default.aspx Reveille (Online Edition)]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Shelby Camp Shelby History]
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*[http://www.custermen.com/AtTheFront/CampShelby.htm Camp Shelby History with Pictures]
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*[http://ms.ng.mil/installations/shelby/ Camp Shelby Website]
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*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-shelby.htm GlobalSecurity.org ]
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*[http://armedforcesmuseum.us/Pages/Main.html Armed Forces Museum]
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*[http://www.ngycp.org/site/state/ms/ Mississippi ChalleNGe Academy]
  
[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]
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[[category:Mississippi Military Aviation]]
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[[Category:Mississippi Military Aviation Frequencies]]
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[[category:Mississippi Air National Guard]]
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[[Category:Mississippi Air National Guard Frequencies]]
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[[category:Mississippi Army National Guard]]
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[[category:Mississippi Army National Guard Frequencies]]
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[[category:United States Air Force in Mississippi]]
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[[Category:United States Air Force Frequencies in Mississippi]]
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[[category:United States Army in Mississippi]]
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[[category:United States Army Frequencies in Mississippi]]
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[[category:United States Navy in Mississippi]]
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[[category:United States Navy Frequencies in Mississippi]]
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[[Category:US Defense in Mississippi]]

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Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center

Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is used by many branches of the Armed Services: National Guard, Reserves, Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy Seabees. NATO Forces from other countries also train at Camp Shelby from time to time.

Hagler AAF (SLJ) is the name of the main Air Field located at Camp Shelby. There are also other training air fields located in the training areas. Camp Shelby has Air-to-Ground Ranges that are used by the ANG, Air Force Reserves and other branches of the military. At times there could be a lot of MilAir traffic.

On some communications you may hear the term "The White House". The "White House" is a large white house located on the main post. It is used by visiting dignitaries and generals. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

The Railhead facility at Camp Shelby is served by the Kansas City Southern Railway.

Camp Shelby is being used at this time for mobilization, processing and training for National Guard and Reserve troops going to Iraq or Afghanistan. One of only two Guard facilities activated in the US.

Radio Comunications

  • Camp Shelby is currently (as of 10/2014) in the process of getting FAA approval for building 2-3 sites for the Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN). They are currently using TGID 12585 for communications with the Trent Lott Combat Readiness Training Center Fire/Crash department.
  • Most field training radio communications are on the VHF lowband (25-76 MHz)
    • Field radio frequencies are usually changed every 24 hours
    • Support for field operations stay on the same Frequencies (ie: Range Control, Medevac)
    • Newer military field radio equipment may operate on other bands (ie: squad radios)
  • Post Support Operations use the VHF highband. (139-144 MHz)
  • Mississippi ChalleNGe Academy uses UHF radios.
  • MILAIR Frequencies UHF and VHF are also used for aircraft training operations.
  • Shelby JFT Police (State Law Enforcement) operates on 139.4000 MHz.
    • Callsigns: Dispatch - Shelby; Patrols - 38(A-Z)

Air Training Operations

Primary frequencies (as of Q2 2015)
Preset Frequency Type Alpha Tag Description Mode Service
?? 228.850 BM Shelby Primary Shelby Primary / Desoto 1 AM Military
?? 271.225 BM Shelby Secondary Shelby Secondary / Desoto 2 AM Military
?? 233.200 BM CS RCO Air Range Control Officer Air AM Military
?? 138.200 BM CS DZ SO Drop Zone Safety Officer AM Military
?? 349.300 BM CS DZ Tac Drop Zone Discreet / Tactical AM Military
Air Traffic Control(as of Q3-Q4 2014)
?? 241.000 BM SLJ Tower Haglar Tower AM Military
?? 285.475 BM Houston Center Houston Center AM Military
Operation Southern Strike 15 (Q4 2014)
?? 142.275 BM RACER A/A Eglin AFB RACER Air-Air AM Military
?? 342.500 BM ZIPPER A/A Eglin AFB ZIPPER Air-Air AM Military
?? 233.625 BM 233.625 MHz 160th SOAR night op involving SPOOKY, BEAST, VULTURE, HOBBY, and many others AM Military

Radio callsigns that may be heard

  • HAMMER - NAS Pensacola, VT86 T-45's (and possibly others)
  • HOBBY - Keesler AFB C-130's
  • SPOOKY / GHOST - Hurlburt Field AC-130
  • RIVER - NAS JRB New Orleans - VFA-204 F/A-18
177th Armored Brigade
154th Regimental
185th Aviation Brigade (Theater).

Camp Shelby Home Units

  • Joint Force Headquarters
  • 177th Armored Brigade
  • 154th Regimental Regional Training Institute
  • 3/87th Training Division
  • 108th Training Regiment
  • K/185th Aviation Brigade (Theater)
  • 704th Ordnance Det (EOD)

Camp Shelby is also home to the Youth Challenge Program (a boot camp for military minded youths) and the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.

Wiki Articles

External Links