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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - "Can you hear me now? Good!" This is a quote that most people remember when referring to cell phone commercials. Things aren't always as simple as they appear to be. In order for Marines to make a phone call, a communications network must be established.
Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted training by establishing communications for a Command Post Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 12-13.
"Marines with Communications Company are here to set up the site early," said 1st Lt. Drew Colville, officer in charge of Cross-Functional Alpha Platoon, Comm. Co., CLR-17, 1st MLG. "It's our duty to set up communications before everyone comes out here and conducts the exercise."
The Command Post Exercise is a training event set up to familiarize the regimental staff Marines with the equipment in the Command Operations Center. This is equipment which they'll be using later when they deploy.
"The exercise mission is to ensure that our staff can actively operate the equipment in the existing COC in other countries," said Staff Sgt. Jarris D. Mayfield, staff non-commissioned officer in charge of XFA Platoon, Comm. Co., CLR-17, 1st MLG. "This training helps the commanding officer track the progress of the operating units overseas."
According to Colville, the actual training kicked off Monday. The regimental staff established communication with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, who conducted enhanced Mojave Viper at Twentynine Palms, Calif. Their goal was to track the progress of CLB-6 and report it to the commanding officer.
"The key staff members receive training on the logistics control system," said Mayfield, 28, from High Point, N.C. Marines used set up time to enhance their skills and also familiarize themselves with the equipment.
"While the actual training starts on Monday, we're getting ours in right now," said Colville, 25, from Bettendorf, Iowa. "We have some Marines searching for a satellite signal, Marines setting up the actual COC tent and Marines putting up the [high frequency] antenna to have radio communication with CLB-6 at Twentynine Palms."
Marines are constantly training, whether they're going forward to the fight or staying back to support. The Command Post Exercise will improve how regimental staffs can track progress of the operating force.
| Date Taken: | 11.13.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2009 15:35 |
| Story ID: | 42023 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 234 |
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