This episode of THE BIG PICTURE, titled THE BRIGADE, shows war games at Camp McCoy in the 1960s. The show opens with a shot of the 205th Brigade at Camp McCoy. (00:00:15:00) It’s commander, Brigadier General Arnold T. Barber, is shown speaking to the unit. (00:01:20:00) At (00:02:25:00) we see the war room in headquarters. Then, we see footage of routine maintenance in the motor pool. (00:02:55:00) Brilliant tank action can be seen at (00:03:40:00). Tank tactics training can be seen at (00:05:00:00). Artillery firing can be seen at (00:05:50:00). Howitzer’s being detached from trucks can be seen at (00:06:30:00) and they are then fired. Infantry marching through the forest can be seen at (00:07:25:00). At (00:08:35:00) , we can see infantry building a bridge across a rover. We see footage of a 106-mm recoilless rifle in action at (00:09:45:00). We see a massive 4.2-inch mortar starting at (00:10:32:00). The medical company can be seen tending to the wounded at (00:11:45:00). Helicopter footage can be seen at (00:12:08:00). An ambush can be seen at (00:12:50:00). The citizen soldier’s homecoming event can be seen at (00:13:35:00).
The 205th Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve’s 103rd Division. It was active from 1921 to 1942 and then from 1963 through 1994, and then reformed in 2006.
Fort McCoy is a United States Army installation. It is located on 60,000 acres (240 km2) between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County. Since its creation in 1909, the post has been used primarily as a military training center. A part of Fort McCoy is also used by the Wisconsin State Patrol as a training facility. The camp was briefly deactivated following World War II, but with the advent of the Korean War in 1950, it was once again used for training. This continued until 1953, when the camp was again deactivated. It was then used to house various small national, state and civilian projects, and served as a training center for the National Guard and the Job Corps.
It was initially formed within the Organized Reserve Corps in Arizona and New Mexico, including the 409th and 410th Regiments. Its sister brigade within the 103rd Division was the 206th Brigade in Colorado, which included the 411th and 412th Regiments.
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