Contact Information Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs
MUTC Public Affairs MUTC Comment Line: 317-247-3300 ext. 41611 |
MUTC Specs - 1,000 Acres
- 70 Buildings
- 2,000+ Rooms
- 1 - 5 Story Buildings
- 20 - 3 Story Buildings
- 16 - 2 Story Buildings
- 6 Split Level Buildings
- 14 Single Level buildings
- 9 Buildings with basements
- One mile of tunnels
- All are operational and fitted with functional equipment.
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Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck CrierClick the link above to download the latest issue of the Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Crier newspaper. MUTC Latest News and Video Clips Inter-agency exercise prepares all for national emergency
posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:52 AM |  Inter-agency exercise prepares all for national emergency.
click here to read more... | Vibrant Response brings realistic disaster training close to home
posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:43 AM |  Vibrant Response brings disaster training closer to home.
click here to read more... | Vibrant Response: Day Three
posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 1:22 PM |  Vibrant Response: Day Three - Medical teams get their chance at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
click here to read more... | Vibrant Response: Day One - Preparation
posted on Saturday, November 07, 2009 7:35 PM |  Vibrant Response: Day One - Preparation: National exercise gets underway at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center
click here to read more... | MUTC to be Epicenter of Emergency Response Exercise
posted on Friday, October 23, 2009 1:31 PM |  Muscatatuck Urban Training Center will be hosting the emergency response exercise "Vibrant Response" November 1-14. This community release outlines the effects of this exercise on the local community.
click here to read more... | Muscatatuck open house gives locals view of premier Army training site
posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:23 AM |  Muscatatuck Urban Training Center celebrated on October 10th by inviting the public to an open-house to tour the facility and have fun with the Soldiers.
click here to read more... | Roleplayers Sought for November Exercise
posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:28 PM | Valbin Corporation is hiring for roleplayers for an exercise taking place in November at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. Click here for further information.
click here to read more... | MUTC Training Relies on Working Together
posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:15 PM |  Muscatatuck Urban Training Center encompasses only 1,000 total acres, including a 180-acre reservoir. This translates to just over 1.5 square miles of land and water for military units to train on. As you can imagine, space can get tight very quickly.
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Vibrant Response Exercise PSA
posted on 11/2/2009 |  A Soldier from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team test-fires his 240 Bravo machine gun during an exercise on Wednesday, February 2, 2010, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)  A Soldier from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team waits as a helicopter prepares to land at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on Thursday, February 3, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)  A Soldier from the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stands guard in the foreground as his convoy stops to interact with role players during an exercise on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)  Spc. William Singleton... 1/72 CAV, B Troop... stands watch as Staff Sgt. Carl Smith comes around the Powerhouse at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during a field exercise on January 7, 2010. The exercise continued even as the snow fell in southern Indiana. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)
 A Uh-60 Blackhawk belonging to the 2d Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, A Company from the Colorado National Guard flies over Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, preparing to perform a water drop from a “Bambi Bucket” attached to the bottom of the helicopter. The air unit was part of the over 4,000 personnel taking part in the federal emergency response exercise Vibrant Response . (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs) 1st Lt. Matthew Jenkins of the 2d Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, A Company from the Colorado National Guard prepares to fly his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during the federal emergency response exercise Vibrant Response on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs) Pfc. Nathaniel James uses a concrete saw as Sgt. Brian Fernandez stands by with water to cool down the blade in order to get to civilians who have been trapped under a mock collapsed parking garage. The Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) out of Indian Head, Md., took part in the national emergency response exercise Vibrant Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on Monday, November 9, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)
 Role players are checked for contamination before being turned over to medical control during the federal emergency response exercise Vibrant Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on Monday, November 9, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)
 A role-player is helped by medical personnel during the federal response exercise Vibrant Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. on Sunday, November 8, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)
 An Ohio Air National Guard Airman searches for survivors in a pile of rubble during the federal response exercise Vibrant Response on Saturday, November 7, 2009, held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)
 A Marine from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/9), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) greets an Afghani role-player during Realistic Urban Training (RUT) conducted at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on September 28, 2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Members of the Ohio Chemical Enhance Force Protection Package (CERFP) assist a mock victim of a chemical attack to a central area during a training exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs) 
Slovakian Soldier runs for cover during training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs) 
SWAT Teams from Seymour and Columbus, Indiana, edge up a set of stairs after taking fire. The two SWAT Teams were conducting a joint training exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on July 2, 2009. (Photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs) 
Soldiers training with the 138th Regiment extricate a "downed pilot" from a helicopter during the 11B Transition course held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on June 24, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs)
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels listens to Cpl. Alex Birdsall (left) explain how the Remote Operations Center at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., works. Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger (right), Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Military Complex Operations Commander Brig. Gen. Clif Tooley (back right), and MUTC Commander Lt. Col. Chris Kelsey (back left) look on. Gov. Daniels was at Muscatatuck to check on progress of the facility and speak to local civic leaders on May 13, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs) 
Senior Trooper Aaron Gaul of the Indiana State Police plays the part of a violent protestor during State Police training on April 15, 2009, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. Riot Control Training was only part of the exercise Indiana police agencies conducted at the Muscatatuck facility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Staggs) 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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