Contact Information MUTC Direct Switchboard: 812-458-8780 Lt. Col. R. Dale Lyles
Site Manager
Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs
MUTC Public Affairs MUTC Comment Line: 317-247-3300 ext. 41611 |
MUTC Specs - 1,000 Acres
- Over 120 Training Structures
- 2,000+ Rooms
- 1 - 7 Story Building
- 1 - 5 Story Buildings
- 20 - 3 Story Buildings
- 16 - 2 Story Buildings
- 6 Split Level Buildings
- 14 Single Level buildings
- 9 Buildings with basements
- Over 1 mile of searchable tunnels
- All are operational and fitted with functional equipment.
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| | To listen to Radio Muscatatuck from a civilian computer, click HERE and then choose the format you want to listen in. MUTC Latest News and Video Clips Soldiers bring hope and comfort to Jennings Co. families in need
posted in Latest News on Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:18 AM |  The National Guard Patriot Academy hosted its 3rd Annual Operation Christmas Blessing Monday to provide a hot meal, household goods and toys for children whose families have fallen on hard times. For them, accepting help was not easy to do.
click here to read more or view video... | Indiana Department of Education conducts Active Shooter training at MUTC
posted in Latest News on Friday, November 18, 2011 2:23 PM |  The Indiana Department of Education held Active Shooter training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on Nov. 9 and 10. The objective of the training was to bring school administrators and police together to discuss how best to protect the children in their care at schools.
click here to read more or view video... | Wolf Ops, MUTC’s Training Secret
posted in Latest News on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:13 AM | 
Training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind., is known to be as real as it gets, but how does it get that realistic? In part, through the extraordinarily hard work of the Wolf Operations Group.
click here to read more or view video... | International Work Dog Training at MUTC
posted in Latest News on Friday, October 14, 2011 4:30 PM | 
Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex has hosted many different events in the past, from homeland emergency response exercises to filming for the Discovery Channel, but now MUTC has gone to the dogs… quite literally.
click here to read more or view video... | MUTC hosts 2011 IPWDA National Workshop
posted in Latest News, Video Clips on Friday, October 14, 2011 12:52 PM |  Police Work Dog Teams from Canada, South Korea, and the U.S. recently traveled to Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex to take part in the 2011 International Police Work Dog Association National Workshop.
click here to read more or view video... | Radio Muscatatuck to add to training at MUTC
posted in Latest News on Friday, October 07, 2011 2:14 PM | 
Radio Muscatatuck, an internet radio station to be found at www.radiomutc.com will broadcast news, sports, weather, music, and training from Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex.
click here to read more or view video... | Bold Quest 2011 Wraps Up
posted in Latest News on Friday, September 23, 2011 9:41 AM | 
Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Training Complex are no stranger to hosting Soldiers with a multitude of unit patches from a wide variety of locations, but recently the installation has also been hosting military members from foreign services across the globe.
click here to read more or view video... | MUTC to celebrate Open House
posted in Latest News on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:34 PM | Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex is celebrating a successful year with an international festival and you’re invited! Muscatatuck is hosting an open house for everybody to come out and see what is happening at the facility near Butlerville Oct. 1. The public and media are invited to the event which will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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| German Soldiers take cover during an exercise at the marketplace at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex on Tuesday, Sep 20, during Bold Quest 2011. Bold Quest is a Joint Staff lead coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Marine Sgt. Sean Hurcer, of Houston, and Marine Sgt. Jason Gastelon, of Torrence, Calif., with the U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, based in Indianhead, Md., deploy an Andros remote robot during the Vibrant Response 12.1 exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, Ind., on Aug. 18. The Marines use the Andros robot to dispose of any explosive hazards encountered during relief efforts. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs) Tavish, a Golden Retreiver Search and Rescue dog, signals his handler Janelle Hideg of the Midwest Canine Search Unit out of Columbus, Ohio that he has picked up the scent of a victim several feet underwater during a National training event sponsored by the Indiana State Police through the International Police Work Dog Association at MUTC on Wednesday, Oct. 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatauck Public Affairs) Kim Sangil (right), of the South Korean Police Department asks Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury, about the finer point of training search and rescue dogs Jan. 14. Kim and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Hardy. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Pvt. Evan Allen Dancer, with the Alaska Army National Guard, is all smiles as Santa Claus hands gifts to Destiny Hawley and her brother Justin Hawley of Scipio, Ind., at the National Guard's 3rd Annual Operation Christmas Blessing at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Dancer sponsored the Hawley children at the event, purchased gifts and got to know them a little during the evening. (Photo by Capt. Kyle Key, National Guard Bureau)
A teacher learns what it means to clear a room during Department of Education Active Shooter training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center designed to bring educators and law enforcement professionals together. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)
Indiana State Police Patrolman and Dog Handler Ed Hegbli wears a K-9 training bite suit in his role as Police Dog Camo attempts to stop him during a National training event sponsored by the Indiana State Police through the International Police Work Dog Association at MUTC Wednesday, Oct. 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatauck Public Affairs) Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard's 117th Military Police Battalion talk to role-players during an exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex June 13 during Operation Cassius, an exercise which turned into a multi-layered three-day event at the southern Indiana facility. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Public Affairs) Medics with the 690th Medical Company from Ft. Benning, Ga., wait with a mock victim until the crew chief of a MedEvac helicopter motions them over at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex on Sunday, Aug. 21 during Vibrant Response 12 which is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, MUTC Public Affairs) Macedonian officers Capt. Vasil Mitevski, Maj. Petre Domazetov, and Maj. Blazhe Nikolovski attend an American history class at the Patriot Academy at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Sept. 21. Members of the Macedonian Army toured facilities at Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck to gather information they hope to use in the future. (Photogaphy by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) First Lt. Richard Hoover, an instructor at the National Guard Patriot Academy, plays the violin for the choir as they sing Christmas carols to children in need at the 3rd Annual Operation Christmas Blessing at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Hoover is a member of the Kentucky Army National Guard. (Photo by Capt. Kyle Key, National Guard Bureau)
A group of teachers and police work together during Department of Education Active Shooter training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center designed to bring educators and law enforcement professionals together. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs)
Muscatatuck Airfield Firefighter James Wehner, a Madison Township, Ind. native, carries a mock victim to safety during a training scenario in a new subway station disaster venue at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind., Aug. 17. Exercise Vibrant Response 12 is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. This multi-agency, multi-component exercise is intended to prepare federal military forces for their role in responding to a catastrophic CBRN incident in the homeland. (Photo by Jill Swank, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs) A MedEvac helicopter waits in the background as Medics with the 690th Medical Company from Ft. Benning, Ga., assist mock victims at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex on Sunday, Aug. 21 during Vibrant Response 12 which is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, MUTC Public Affairs)  Robots being tested by the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind., are displayed to local dignitaries during the organization’s Open House at MUTC Sept. 16. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Yang Heejae, of the South Korean Police Department, guides a search and rescue dog through a room at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Jan. 14. Yang and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Deeta Roy, from North Vernon, Ind., gets and up close and personal visit with “Sahara” the camel during the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Open House Oct.1. Visitors from all around the area turned out for the Open House and were treated to checking out the facilities at MUTC as well as military displays, activities for children and free food. (Photo by Michael Maddox, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers from 2nd Bn, 151st Infantry, Indiana Army National Guard perform a night assault at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center Sept. 21, during Bold Quest 2011. Bold Quest is a Joint Staff lead coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) A Soldier from the Tennessee Army National Guard's 117th Military Police Battalion guards the front door of a search building during an exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex June 13 during Operation Cassius, an exercise which turned into a multi-layered three-day event at the southern Indiana facility. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Public Affairs) A mock oil refinery is set on fire at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 19 during Vibrant Response 12 which is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. (Photo by Spc. Gail Sanders, MUTC Public Affairs) Sgt 1st Class Michael Moore (left) watches to see how the Personal Security Detail he is training deals with a situation at the mock jail at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard, stands at the ready as he participates in Bold Quest 2011 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Sept. 13. Bold Quest is a coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Master Sgt. Donald Diller (left), of Springfield, Ohio, and Senior Airman Megan Betts, of Columbus, Ohio, both medics with the Ohio National Guard’s Homeland Response Force, aid and evacuate simulated disaster victims during the unit’s external evaluation at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center July 27. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Scotten, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs) Keegan Shaffer, 11, from North Vernon, Ind., checks out the view from a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Open House Oct.1. Visitors from all around the area turned out for the Open House and were treated to checking out the facilities at MUTC as well as military displays, activities for children and free food. (Photo by Michael Maddox, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Survey Team Member Sgt. Matthew Frohnapfel, of Augusta, Mich., from the 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Michigan Army National Guard, tests a mock victim for radiation during a mock scenario in the new subway station disaster venue at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind., Aug. 17. Exercise Vibrant Response 12 is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. (Photo by Jill Swank, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs) 111006-A-YX241-007: Pvt. Vincent Lewis, 21, a member of the National Guard Patriot Academy from Glen Burnie Park, Md., practices his radio show at the Radio Muscatatuck studio located at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Oct. 6. Radio Muscatatuck is available at www.radiomutc.com. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Kim Sangil (right), of the South Korean Police Department asks Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury, about the finer point of training search and rescue dogs Jan. 14. Kim and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Hardy. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) A robot being tested by the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind., is displayed during the organization’s Open House at MUTC Sept. 16. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers with the 690th MedicalCompany from Ft. Benning, Ga., assist a mock victim at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex on Sunday, Aug. 21 during Vibrant Response 12 which is conducted by U.S. Army North and is the command's largest disaster response exercise to date. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, MUTC Public Affairs) Soldiers and Airmen of the search and extraction element of the Ohio National Guard’s Homeland Response Force approach a simulated disaster site during their external evaluation at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center July 27. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Scotten, Camp Atterbury Public Affairs) 
Guardsmen from 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard, move down a mock marketplace as they participate in Bold Quest 2011 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Sep. 13. Bold Quest is a coalition combat assessment exercise to test the interoperability of target identification systems of member nations to reduce friendly fire incidents. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) What is MUTC? Located in South Central Indiana's Jennings County near Butlerville, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) is a secluded, self contained community, once home to the Muscatatuck State Developmental Center. The 1,000 acre site was turned over to the Indiana National Guard in July of 2005 and since has been continually evolving into a full-immersion contemporary urban training environment.
Those utilizing MUTC have access to a 180 acre reservoir and urban infrastructure consisting of 68 major buildings including a school, hospital, dormitories, light industrial structures, single family type dwellings, a dining facility and administrative buildings totaling approximately 850,000 square feet of floor space. Additionally the training area includes an extensive underground utility tunnel system and over 9 miles of roads and streets.
MUTC is a consortium of governmental, public and private entities that are pooling their unique capabilities in order to provide the most realistic training experience possible. Training that can be tailored to replicate both foreign and domestic scenarios and that can be utilized by various civilian and military organizations.
In its first year of operation the facilities at MUTC have been utilized by over 16,000 people from military, government and private agencies and is continually expanding training capabilities for future needs.
"People have tried to explain this, but you can't really grasp the capability until you see it first hand, this is big...we are spending millions trying to build this, and you already have it in Indiana"
- Col. (P) Joe E. Rameriz, Deputy Commanding General,
CAC-T, US Army Training and Doctrine Command,
Aug18 2006
Who benefits from MUTC?
MUTC offers excellent training opportunities to civilian and military organizations.
● Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force and Special Operations Forces
● State Emergency Management Agencies
● State Departments of Health
● National Air Patrol
● Public Safety Training Institutes
● Department of Homeland Security
● Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical Personnel |
● Federal Emergency Management Agencies
● Federal Bureau of Investigations
● Civil Support Teams
● State Counter-Terrorism Agencies
● State Department of Correction
● And many more! |
Last updated on 7/14/2009
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