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Fort Johnson began as a base for the [[Louisiana Maneuvers]] in the 1940s. It served the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] in the 1950s, and became a basic training post during Vietnam War years of the 1960s and '70s. It hosted the [[5th Infantry Division (United States)|5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)]] in the 1970s-1980s, and the [[2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment]] in the 1990s and the [[1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade]], and the [[162nd Infantry Brigade]] in the 2000s. Fort Johnson is now home to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), the [[3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division]], [[115th Combat Support Hospital]], U.S. Army Garrison and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital.
The land that is now Fort Johnson is part of a region of cultural resources, including archaeological sites, historic houses and structures, and other sites of historical value. The U.S. Army has spent considerable time, effort, and money to find and inventory thousands of archaeological sites on Fort Johnson and the property owned by the U.S. Forest Service where the Army trains.<ref>A Good Home for a Poor Man. Fort Polk and Vernon Parish 1800-1940. Steven D. Smith. 1999. Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program</ref><ref
{{Cite web|url= https://www.army.mil/article/271264/digging_deeper_with_fort_johnsons_archaeology_team|date= 30 October 2023|title= Digging deeper with Fort Johnson's archaeology team}}
*{{Cite web|title=Polk History|url=http://www.polkhistory.org/|access-date=2023-01-15|website=www.polkhistory.org}}.
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Originally named after Confederate general [[Leonidas Polk]], Fort Polk became Fort Johnson during a re-designation ceremony on June 13, 2023 in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a World War I Medal of Honor recipient from North Carolina who served in the [[369th Infantry Regiment (United States)|369th U.S. Infantry Regiment.]]
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