At omic ▁Field ▁Army " ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood ▁and ▁in ▁Operation ▁S age br ush , ▁the ▁largest ▁joint ▁man eu ver ▁conducted ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁new ▁base ▁of ▁operations ▁at ▁F ork ▁Pol k , ▁Louisiana ▁after ▁comple ting ▁the ▁exercise ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Cuba ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁a ▁nuclear ▁battle field ▁w an ed ▁and ▁it ▁experienced ▁years ▁of ▁reduced ▁bud gets . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁revert ed ▁into ▁a ▁training ▁cadre ▁for ▁new ▁induct ees ▁after ▁being ▁reduced ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Fort ▁H ood . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁full ▁strength ▁and ▁re organ ized . ▁ ▁Brig ades ▁replaced ▁combat ▁commands ▁and ▁the ▁division ' s ▁av iation ▁assets ▁double d . ▁In ten se ▁training ▁followed ▁the ▁re organ ization . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁declared ▁combat - ready ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is . ▁The ▁division ▁deployed ▁from ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas ▁to ▁Fort ▁Stewart ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁station ing ▁of ▁miss iles ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁operation ▁took ▁ 1 8 ▁days . ▁ ▁In ▁the