Before the Allstate 400 NASCAR Race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. signs the cap of a Task Force Cyclone, 38th Infantry Division Soldier at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, July 26, 2009. Soldiers of TF Cyclone will deploy to Afghanistan in mid August. (U.S. Army photo)

Scott Bartlett, of rock band Saving Abel, signs autographs for National Guard Soldiers of Task Force Cyclone, 38th Infantry Division based in Indianapolis and 515th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion from New Mexico after a quick show at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Allstate 400 NASCAR Race Sunday, July 26, 2009. Both units are currently preparing to deploy from Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. (U.S. Army photo)

Camp Atterbury Soldiers play “patty-cake” with a little girl during the eighth annual Honor Our Heroes Community Patriotic Celebration on June 28 in New Whiteland, Ind. The event honored servicemembers past and present, and others who serve the community to include law enforcement and fire safety personnel.

A 189th Infantry Brigade Observer Controller/Trainer yells out instructions to a Provincial Reconstruction Team member during a stress shoot lane of their training. Stress Shoot is a lane that Warriors have to low and high crawl, run, and drag a 100 pound sled up a hill and then be able to fire their weapon after being tired and wore out. (U.S. Army photo) 

A Soldier with Provincial Reconstruction Team Parwan radios for medical assistance while an Air Force medic delivers medical aid to an “injured” civilian during a training exercise Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Camp Atterbury Ind. Each team preparing to deploy to Afghanistan includes members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, as well as civilians from various federal departments such as USAID, USDA and the U.S. State Department. (U.S. Army photo)

An engineer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir rides “Blue,” one of the many horses used for Horse Familiarization Training conducted by the 189th Infantry Brigade at Painted Moon Horse Farm in Columbus, Ind. When the PRT deploys to Afghanistan, the knowledge of working with horses will enable them to navigate areas of rough terrain where military vehicles cannot operate. (U.S. Army photo)

First Army trainers from the 189th Infantry Brigade utilize strobe lights, smoke machines, combat sound effects and computerized dummies during the combat lifesaver course in order to create an environment of sensory overload as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team’s training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. (U.S. Army photo) 

Members of the Indiana National Guard Hockey Team watch the ice as they wait for their chance to play at the Hamilton Center Ice Arena in Columbus, Ind., during the third annual Military Hockey Games in late May. The tournament brought in more than $5,100 which was donated to Indiana’s 1413th Engineer Detachment’s Family Readiness Group. (Courtesy photo)

A World War II veteran holds up an old photo of himself when he was an Army officer during the Annual Former Landowner’s reunion here. The reunion gave families of Camp Atterbury’s formal landowners a chance to share the lineage and history of their ancestors. In addition to a pitch-in lunch, the reunion also featured a tour of many of the post’s historic property. He deployed from Camp Atterbury in the winter of 1942 and returned two years later to demobilize from World War II. (U.S. Army photo) 

Soldiers have to eat, too! A Camp Atterbury Soldier enjoys an ear of corn in Morgantown, Ind., during the city’s Memorial Parade, which honors veterans of all wars and military branches. (U.S. Army photo) 

An Indiana Guardsman leaps from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopterduring an Air Assault and Rappel Master exam at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind. Camp Atterbury hosted the Air Assault, Pathfinder and Rappel Master courses this year, normally held at the Warrior Training Center in Fort Benning, Ga. More than 150 Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers from around the country traveled to Indiana to attend the 12-day courses. (U.S. Army photo)