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population and varied terrain. Use of the new training area began almost immediately. In July and August 1907, the target ranges in present-day Camp
Stanley were used for the Southwestern Rifle and Pistol Competition. The first major maneuvers were held in 1908, involving regular army and National Guard infantry, cavalry, and field-artillery units. The first documented firing of artillery occurred in 1909. Mobilization of troops in response to upheavals in Mexico in 1911 led to large-scale maneuvers at the reservation. With the increased tensions along the United States-Mexico border between 1912 and 1916, activity at the reservation decreased as troops from Fort Sam Houston were deployed along the border. Activity increased again in 1916, as large numbers of troops were called up for training after the
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and M-26 Pershings, as well as antiaircraft artillery, which "could not be fired safely at Camp Bullis with service ammunition" Other developments at the end of the war made Camp Bullis an ideal facility for different activities. Personnel attached to the
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with a capacity for 200 prisoners was established north of the headquarters, and access to the camp was improved by the completion of
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ordered that the triangular division design be adopted for all infantry divisions. The formal reorganization of the Second
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Creek was leased. The new facilities reflected changes in technology, tactics, and increased range of weapons. In addition, adding more tent slabs increased the capacity of the cantonment area. A
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