During XCTC 2006, units from the Indiana Army Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team spent three-day stints at the MUTC, tackling scenarios that included snipers firing from rooftops, bomb makers holed up in buildings and encounters with civilians on the battlefield. MSDC was created in Colonel Welton M. Modisett, who served as its first post commander, arrived in May 1942. [17] It specialized in plastic, neuro-, and orthopedic surgery and reconstructive treatment, and was especially known for its plastic eye replacements. When the military goes overseas, these are some of the things they might see in a hospital there because those countries arent as advanced, he said. [citation needed]. Since 2009 Camp Atterbury has also trained thousands of civilians from the Inter-Agency and U.S. Department of Defense in the "DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce" program as they prepare to mobilize in support of stability operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Muscatatuck - Indiana Military [9] In 1997, Indiana lawmakers passed a plan to reorganize the state's health plan. For reasons of confidentiality, the database is not online. Other names that had been considered were Camp Johnson (for Johnson County, Indiana), Camp Bartholomew (for Bartholomew County, Indiana), and Camp MacArthur (for General Douglas MacArthur). The taxpayer spends money on helping these dropouts get their diplomas now, rather than spending on them later through incarceration or unemployment. Over the years she became an evening shift administrator and a social worker. After the Hurd Engineering Company surveyed an estimated 50,000 acres (200km2), an area was selected for the camp in south-central Indiana, approximately 30 miles (48km) south of Indianapolis, 12 miles (19km) north of Columbus, and 4 miles (6.4km) west of Edinburgh. [73] Since 2003 thousands of regular and reserve forces have trained at the camp prior to their deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and other locations around the world. The facility is still open. 3132, and Taulman and Wertz, eds., pp. A large stone that rests inside the camp's east entrance carries the inscription: "Camp Atterbury1942". Absolutely! James D. West Its motto is Preparamus, meaning "We Are Ready." Logansport had admitted 38498 patients as of June 2008. Members of The American Legions National Security & Foreign Relations Commission toured Muscatatuck on Aug. 24, getting an up-close look at the facility that features a replica Afghan marketplace, hospital, prison and downed aircraft field, among many other training grounds that can prepare servicemembers for virtually any danger they could encounter overseas. The institution, located in Butlerville, Indiana, became