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FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division held radio-telephone operator training at Fort Stewart from Feb. 29 to March 2 to help ensure they are able to effectively communicate during their upcoming rotation to Europe.
Though the majority of the Soldiers in the brigade are not in a signal-related military occupational specialty, they all have the need to communicate and must have the basic skills and knowledge about radio-telephone operator systems.
“The week-long training is designed as a crash course to fill in the gaps of knowledge of radio equipment,” said 1st Lt. Antonio Frasier, the officer-in-charge of the RTO training.
Frasier said the objective of the training was for each Soldier to be able to individually operate and troubleshoot radio equipment, since typically when a platoon is conducting a mission there are no signal personnel readily available. The training also taught the Soldiers why different radios are used for different missions, and what qualifies that radio to do a specific job.
"I have some basic knowledge of the radio systems in my company because of my team leader," said Pfc. Caleb Meyer, a mortarman for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment. “The training really put an emphasis on learning the basics of radio communication equipment."
The Soldiers trained on various equipment throughout the course, to include the OE-254 Antenna Group, the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System, Tactical Satellite, and Simple Key Loader.
“From all the classes, I feel more confident in my skills to set up radio system equipment by myself and communicate effectively and efficiently,” said Meyer.
Frasier said overall the training went very well and it will benefit the individual Soldier as well as the unit during their next rotation to Europe.
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2016 11:56 |
| Story ID: | 191565 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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