Fort Polk will be renamed after Gen. James H. Polk on July 11. The base was briefly named Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black World War I hero. The renaming reverts a previous ...

FORT POLK, La. — The Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department held Aircraft Live Fire training Feb. 26-27. The training is an annual event held to refresh aircraft firefighting skills. In ...

Two years ago, Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, shedding its Confederate namesake and honoring a Black World War I hero. On Friday, Louisiana's largest military installation became Fort Polk once again.

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Northwestern State University’s ARGO Lab recently provided foundational training in Unmanned Aircraft Systems to a group of soldiers from Fort Polk. The Advanced Remote and ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HDT Robotics has delivered Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana, ...