Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center
Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, Ohio National Guard
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (right), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, unveils a new sign for Camp James A. Garfield during a ceremony Oct. 10, 2018, at the newly renamed training site near Newton Falls, Ohio. Formerly known as Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, the installation is undergoing $37 million in upgrades as part of a plan to become a world-class training destination for military units as well as civilian law enforcement and first responders.
AMENITIES
- Engagement Skills Trainer Virtual
- Convoy Operations Trainer Virtual
- VBS3 Virtual
- Call for Fire Trainer Virtual
- HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer
- Live Fire Shoot House
- 21/12 Mile Convoy Route
- Structural Collapse Simulator
- Tactical Vehicle Maneuver Area
- Engineer Dig Site
- MK19 Grenade Launcher Range
- M203/M320 Grenade Launcher Range
- Hand Grenade Qualification Course
- M4/M9 Zero/Qual Range
- Fire and Maneuver Range
- Land Navigation Courses
- Laser Tank Range No Ammo
- Hand to Hand Combatives
- Leadership Reaction Course
- 40 ft. Rappel Tower
- Multiple Bivouac Sites
- Several Rotary Wing Training Areas
Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center is an Ohio Army National Guard training site in Portage and Trumbull counties that consists of about 21,000 acres, with various small arms and machine gun weapons ranges and permanent facilities to support individual and collective training events for both weekend and annual training, for Army and other Department of Defense units in the midwestern United States.
Major infrastructure improvements are turning Camp Garfield into a world-class training center for Army and other Department of Defense units in the Midwestern U.S. Among the recent improvements is a Fire and Movement Range, and the current construction of an Automated Record Fire Range. Camp Garfield also features TADSS, or Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations, state-of-the-art digital training equipment that allows for realistic combat training without the logistic challenges of live-fire ranges.
Formerly known as Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant (RVAAP), ammunition was produced for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam conflict.