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Soldiers from the Florida Guard’s 50th Regional Support Group (RSG) participated in a culminating training exercise (CTE) from Jan. 18 to Jan. 22, 2021, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of their pre-mobilization training for Poland.
Every deploying unit has training specific to their mission that needs validation before they go overseas. The 50th RSG, based in Homestead, Florida, will be supporting the European Deterrence Initiative mission as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve by providing management and base operations at various forward operating sites throughout the country.
“Creating realistic training conditions prepares us for the actual conditions we’re going to be in, and it increases organizational readiness for us to perform these tasks together in tandem,” said Army Major Raymond Nagley. the 50th RSG’s S-3 officer. Nagley will be the director of plans, training, mobilization, and security (DPTMS) during the deployment. “It’s imperative for the CTE to place us in identical conditions – as much as possible – to make us successful in our mission.”
When most people think of military operations, they often think of combat-related tasks on a battlefield, like performing fire team rushes or calling for artillery fire. However, a large support network always sustains Soldiers, whether they are in the field or in garrison. For Soldiers to be effective in any mission, they need basic resources, such as housing and dining facilities, laundry machines and showers, as well as postal, legal and religious services, which the 50th RSG will manage in Poland.
“A lot of people don’t understand everything that goes into supporting normal operations and logistics,” said Army Staff Sgt. Jack Esau, the 50th RSG’s supply noncommissioned officer. “Whether it’s procuring necessary equipment, ensuring people have the proper qualifications and licensing to do their jobs, or getting approvals from civilian authorities, there’s a lot that goes into making just about any mission happen.”
Providing the training to manage these support operations is precisely the pre-deployment preparation that the CTE is intended to provide.
“During the CTE, I documented the scenarios we received and contacted the correct personnel to handle them, pretty much what I’ll be doing overseas,” said Spc. Ramona Brown, a supply specialist who will be the S-3 radio telephone operator in Poland. “I feel much more prepared after the CTE; it helped me put everything into perspective.”
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| Date Taken: | 01.22.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2021 09:14 |
| Story ID: | 387664 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
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