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The Texas Military Forces Museum (officially the Brigadier General John C.L. Scribner Texas Military Forces Museum) is a history museum in Austin, Texas. It is hosted by the Texas Military Department at Camp Mabry and is part of the United States Army Historical Program. It is open to the public Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm CST. Admission is free.
30 August 1996. Camp Mabry ( ICAO: KATT) is a military installation in Austin, Texas, housing the headquarters of the Texas Military Department, Texas Military Forces, and Texas Military Forces Museum. Established in 1892, Camp Mabry is the third-oldest active military installation in Texas, behind Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss.
The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the "Lone Star"— was an armored division of the Texas Army National Guard during the Cold War . Active from 1947, the division formed part of the Texas Army National Guard together with the 36th Infantry Division. It was called up for active duty between 1961 and 1962 during the Berlin Crisis.
The Hall of Honor was established by the Texas Military Department in 1980 to "recognize outstanding service and leadership" of Texas Military Forces service members operating under state or federal command. As of 2018, it has 120 inductees. The Hall of Honor is hosted by the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry. It is both an exhibit ...
The Texas Military Department Open House, also known as "American Heroes Weekend", is a free, annual event hosted at Camp Mabry in conjunction with the American Heroes Air Show. It enables citizens to learn about TMD's missions and capabilities and interact with Texas Military Forces service members.
18 February 1823 (as Texas militia) Country United States: Allegiance Texas: Type: Army: Role: Land warfare: Size: 18,160 (2017) [1] Part of: Texas Military Department. Texas Military Forces; Department of Defense. United States Army; U.S. National Guard; Headquarters: Building Eight Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas 30°18′42.173″N 97°45′38.338 ...
The division, less the 61st Field Artillery Brigade, conducted its summer camp at Camp Mabry, in Austin, Texas, from 1922–23, Fort Crockett, Texas, on Galveston Bay, in 1924, back to Camp Mabry in 1925, and at Camp Hulen from 1926-1939.
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