the National Guard Bureau). In mid-2007, the Air National Guard opened a new combat training runway at Camp Shelby. The Shelby Auxiliary Field One is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 Globemaster III short-field landing training. It was constructed to meet Air Force C-17 training requirements. Contingency Operating Location 3 at Camp Shelby is used for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps field training. Mobilization support The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee Army National Guard mobilized twice for Iraq deployment. First in June-September 2004 for OIF 3 and demobilized in October 2005. The entire 386th Engineer Battalion from the Texas Army National Guard based in Corpus Christi Texas was attached to the 278th for the first Iraq Deployment. The Regiment mobilized a second time for deployment to Iraq in December 2009 to February 2010 and demobilized in August 2010. The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 121st Field Artillery Regiment (United States) of the Wisconsin Army National Guard mobilized battalions for Iraq and Kuwait from August 2005 to June 2006 in rotation. The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, mobilized for Iraq deployment between August to November 2008. The 168th Engineer Brigade mobilized from Camp Shelby for its deployment to Afghanistan in 2009. The 136th Military Police Battalion (IR) of the Texas Army National Guard based in Tyler, Texas mobilized for deployment to Afghanistan in April 2009 and demobilized in 2010. The 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana Army National Guard mobilized for Iraq deployment between January to March 2010 and demobilized in December 2011. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard mobilized for Afghanistan deployment between April to May 2011 and demobilized in 2012. The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard and 4th Battalion 118th Infantry Regiment of the South Carolina Army National Guard mobilized for Afghanistan and Kuwait deployment between January to April 2012 and demobilized in 2013. See also Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish is named after the base References External links Camp Shelby Website Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Buildings and structures in Forrest County, Mississippi Buildings and structures in Perry County, Mississippi Shelby Shelby World War II prisoner of war camps in the United States 1917 establishments in Mississippi