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FORT STEWART, Ga. - Combat engineers with the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted a demolition range at Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 27 through Mar. 1, 2018.
The engineers trained as part of an exercise to increase their confidence and proficiency with the employment of manufactured and improvised explosive devices.
“This is what we do as engineers, said 1st Lt. Erik Allerson, platoon leader of 3rd platoon, B Company. “When assets aren’t available, we need to improvise and provide demolition support to the maneuver units in our brigade.”
During the three day range, the combat engineers integrated demolitions into their mobility, countermobility and survivability skill training. The training included breaching in an urban setting, constructing an improvised claymore, and fracturing concrete structures.
Squads received an order brief prior to each skill and executed a practice breach at full speed prior to prepping demolitions and executing live improvised blasts. After completing the rehearsal, they received a scenario/diagram at an improvised claymore site and were required to plan and brief the best way to utilize a claymore said Allerson.
“It's important to do this training because we’re in a field environment teaching soldiers things that they need to know,” said Sgt. Aaron Black, a combat engineer with 9th BEB. “When we deploy, we will know what to do and execute.”
On a combat deployment, a combat engineer’s main mission is to provide close combat support for the accompanying ground unit. By employing explosive devices, a combat engineer can enhance the mobility and survivability in a combat environment.
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.07.2018 09:32 |
| Story ID: | 268353 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
| Web Views: | 102 |
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