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Administration building at Fort Snelling

Administration building at Fort Snelling, ca. 1917.

Rifle-training postcard

Postcard depicting rifle training, ca. 1917.

Officers’ training camp barracks at Fort Snelling

Officers’ training camp barracks at Fort Snelling, ca. 1917.

Captain L. W. Caffey, infantry instructor

Captain L. W. Caffey, infantry instructor, at Fort Snelling, ca. 1917.

Bird’s-eye view of cantonments at Fort Snelling

Bird’s-eye view of cantonments at Fort Snelling, 1917.

View of cantonments at Fort Snelling

View of cantonments at Fort Snelling, 1917.

Black and white photograph of officers-in-training building a trench at Fort Snelling, 1917.

Officers-in-training build a trench at Fort Snelling

Officers-in-training build a trench at Fort Snelling, 1917.

Officers’ Training Camps At Fort Snelling, 1917

At camps held around the country during World War I, the U.S. Army quickly trained the officers it needed to grow from a small defensive force into one of millions, ready to step onto the world stage. Fort Snelling hosted two such camps in 1917: one between May 11 and August 15 and another between August 28 and November 27.

Platoon of the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, at Camp Ripley

A platoon of the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, during annual field training at Camp Ripley, June 2016.

Color image of cadre and candidates of the Minnesota State Patrol’s Trooper Academy march between classes at Camp Ripley, February 2016.

Cadre and candidates of the Minnesota State Patrol’s Trooper Academy at Camp Ripley

Cadre and candidates of the Minnesota State Patrol’s Trooper Academy march between classes at Camp Ripley, February 2016. The post is widely used by law enforcement agencies.

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