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Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division returned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 27, after a month-long rotation at the National Training Center, located at Fort Irwin, California.
“A [combat training center] rotation determines mission readiness,” said Maj. Mark Moretti, battalion operations officer for 3-7th Inf. “It's your culminating training exercise to validate your unit's readiness,” Moretti explained.
The battalion worked alongside 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Staff Sgt. Roger Healy, 2nd platoon squad leader of Company C, 3-7th Inf. explained, they supported a mechanized unit by establishing overwatch and blocking positions to protect the unit while they made their larger push.
Training at NTC prepares Soldiers for deployment by simulating a deployment scenario.
“It's the nearest replication that you can get to a deployment in the army,” said Moretti. “With NTC you have a lot of resources and assets available such as a live opposing force, role players and a large training area.”
The simulation environment includes real-world challenges, such as keeping light infantrymen on pace with movements of mechanized units.
“The ability for the brigade to pick up and move in an armored unit is very different than a light unit,” Moretti explained. “When you’re with a brigade that can pick up and move 20 to 30 kilometers at a time, movement for us was tough. We overcame this by trying to stay a battle period ahead of the brigade. When the brigade was getting ready to execute a mission we would insert early to provide overwatch or secure the urban flanks.”
Training is key for the unit’s mission success and readiness by sharpening and developing the basic skills needed to win the battlefield.
“The training was successful, everybody learned a lot,” said Healy.
“Overall I think the training was good,” Moretti concluded. “The Soldiers were prepared for it.”
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2016 17:23 |
| Story ID: | 197088 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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