Aesgard Military Depot

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Aesgard Military Depot
Location: Aesgard, Sanctuary, Arc System
Units: Aesgard Induction Training Center
Aesgard Infantry Training Center
Aesgard Armor Training Center
Aesgard Ranger Training Center
Status: Active
Activated: 2019 CE

The Aesgard Military Depot is located approximately ten miles outside the town of Aesgard, on Sanctuary. It serves as a interservice military training facility and storage depot.

History

Established just prior to the War of Secession, the Aesgard Military Depot (AMD) was originally intended as an infantry training facility and small arms testing ground. However, as the war progressed and new weapons and vehicles were fielded, the depot expanded to cover the training of more and more fields. Following the war, sections of the depot were adapted for long-term storage of excess military equipment, while the training cadres were moved to new, purpose-built training centers. At this time the Aesgard Induction Training Center, Aesgard Infantry Training Center, Aesgard Armor Training Center, and Aesgard Ranger Training Center still reside here. Following the creation of the Planetary Defense Force (and its successors, the System Defense Force and Civil Defense Force) the depot served also to train defense and Civic Patrol forces.

Components

Aesgard Induction Training Center

The Aesgard Induction Training Center (AITC) serves as the first stop for many military recruits from across the first settled continent on Sanctuary. The AITC serves as a training center for most military recruits, and serves as their basic combat training, handling everything expected to be known by standard military personnel.

Aesgard Infantry Training Center

The Aesgard Infantry Training Center (AINTC) was established to training basic recruits in infantry combat. The center handles mechanized infantry, mobile infantry, as well as air cavalry.

Aesgard Armor Training Center

The Aesgard Armor Training Center handles training Ground Forces Command (GFC) and Civil Defense Force (CDF) personnel the operations and maintenance of heavy vehicles used by ground forces.

Aesgard Ranger Training Center

The Aesgard Ranger Training Center (ARTC) is one of two Ranger Exploration Corps training centers on all of Sanctuary. The center handles training new Rangers in field survival, weapons, and vehicles.

Defenses

The depot has a number of on-site anti-air/anti-orbital defenses used for training, but fully capable of engaging live targets. In addition to this, a small garrison from the GFC is maintained on site to serve as military police as well as an on-site defense force in case of attack, in addition to the recruits and training cadre. Furthermore, the Depot is capable of calling on rapid response forces from any orbiting ship or facility, as well as the local Civil Defense garrison at the town of Aesgard.

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