Throughout June 2025, over 4,000 Soldiers from the Iowa Army National Guard trained at Fort Polk, Louisiana, undergoing one ...

In 1959, Fort Polk closed for the third time in less than 15 years. It would be the final time the base shut its doors. In 1963, the fort reopened permanently as an infantry training center.

Fort Polk was home to Tigerland, an advanced infantry training center during the Vietnam War, from 1962-1973. This period of Fort Polk's history was recounted in the 2004 movie .

The base will be renamed in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, who was a distinguished military leader who served in World War II, ...

Tiger Land and JRTC Established as Camp Polk in 1941, Fort Johnson has long been a training hub, most of it remembered with little affection by generations of soldiers.

Ft. Polk, LA - On the Fort Polk Army Post, the 162nd Infantry- known as the 'Tiger Brigade'- hosted the first ever 'Return to Tiger Land' on Saturday, allowing veterans and their families to be ...

“My first stop was Fort Polk Louisiana, which went through basic training there, infantry. And, then I went on to AIT and Tigerland at Fort Polk Louisiana, which was training the troops for Vietnam.

In 1959, Fort Polk closed for the third time in less than 15 years. It would be the final time the base shut its doors. In 1963, the fort reopened permanently as an infantry training center.