Soldiers of the 1-6 Infantry Regiment participate in the Army Warfighting Assessment at Fort Bliss, TX and Soldiers stationed in Ukraine go through the Army Basic Leader Course.
SERGEANT AUDREY SANTANA, SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS
SOLDIERS FROM 1-6 INFANTRY ARE TAKING PART IN THE ARMY WARFIGHTING ASSESSMENT AT FORT BLISS TEXAS. BREACH SECURITY TEAM LEADER, FIRST LIEUTENANT GREGORY HUTCHINSON, SAYS THE TRAINING IS HELPING THEM BRUSH UP ON THEIR SKILLS.
"THIS WAS ACTUALLY OUR FIRST FULL-SPEED BREACH, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE DID IT AGAINST AN ENEMY. WE HAD INTEL, BUT IT WAS INCORRECT, SO BEING ABLE TO REACT ON THE FLY WAS THE BEST PORTION OF THIS TRAINING."
U-S SOLDIERS HAD A CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE ARMY'S BASIC LEADERS COURSE, OR BLC, WHILE STATIONED IN UKRAINE. INSTRUCTOR, STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL JOHNSON SAYS THEY ARE SETTING THESE SOLDIERS UP FOR SUCCESS.
"THE ONLY THING THAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR IS TO HAVE BLC TO GET PROMOTED. OUR ACADEMY SENT US TO GIVE THEM THIS COURSE, THAT WAY IT'LL SHORTEN THEIR TIME AND GIVE THEM SOME SORT OF LEADERSHIP BEFORE THEY GET PINNED."
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Date Taken: | 10.24.2016 |
Date Posted: | 10.24.2016 14:48 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Audio ID: | 45323 |
Filename: | 1610/DOD_103783220.mp3 |
Length: | 00:01:00 |
Year | 2016 |
Genre | Blues |
Location: | US |
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