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Peabody Coal Company donated the 2,642 acres of
reclaimed surface mining land to the State of Illinois for the purpose
of providing the Illinois Army National Guard with training ground.
Located approximately 45 miles
southeast of St. Louis, Missouri and 40 miles northwest of Carbondale,
Illinois in the southwest part of the state, the Sparta Training Area
(STA) consists of training ground broken into 14 separate training
areas. STA is located in northeastern Randolph County, just north of the
city of Sparta, Illinois and is served by three Illinois state highway
routes - 154, 153, and 4.
The ground consists primarily of relatively open,
lightly rolling grassland separated by numerous ponds and sections of
wooded areas. The site contains nine lakes, some of which are 150 feet
deep, and cover approximately 300 acres.
STA began operation in May 2007 and is presently in a
development period continually adding new training assets for using
units.
 
MISSION STATEMENT:
Provide the necessary personnel and equipment to conduct training,
logistical and administrative support for the using organizations. On
order, conduct sustained operations in support of Federal or State
declared emergencies.
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PRESENT CAPABILITIES: |
PLANNED ADDITIONS: |
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M203 Range |
Bayonet Assault Course |
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Grenade Qualification Course |
Conditioning Course |
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Beginner Land Navigation Course (102LN) |
Confidence Course |
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Intermediate Land Navigation Course (105LN) |
Military Operations on
Urban Terrain (MOUT) Training Area |
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Advanced Land Navigation Course (108LN) |
Fire Fighting Training
Structure
Rappel Operations Tower |
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Firearms Training System (FATS) |
AT 4 9mm Sub caliber Range |
| Call
For Fire Trainer (CFFT) |
Forward Operating Base |
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HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) |
Mine
Awareness and Clearing Lane
Hand Grenade
Familiarization Range |
Mine
Resistant Ambush Protected Virtual
Vehicle Trainer (MRAP-VVT) |
Qualification Training
Range |
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Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Training |
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Engineer Training Area |
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| Convoy
Training Route |
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| Fire
Fighter Training |
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AVAILABLE TRAINING AIDS, DEVICES, SIMULATORS AND SIMULATIONS
(TADSS): |
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| Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Simulation Kits |
| Suicide Vests |
| M-16 series Miles lasers,
torso/helmet sensors, control gun |
| Pugil Kits |
| Vehicle kill switches |
| Training Claymore Mines |
| Terry Trauma Dummy |
| Rescue Randy Dummy |
| Opposing Force (OPFOR)
Clothing |
| Simulated weapons: NATO and
Foreign .22 pistols - Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) |
| AK-47 style paintball guns |
| M-16 style paintball guns |
| 9mm style paintball guns |
| Laser Marksmanship Training
Systems (LMTS) |
| CO2 Simulation Hand Grenades
and Land Mines |
| Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) recognition kits |
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