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FORT STEWART, Ga. – U.S. Army Chemical Corps Soldiers supported the 497th Multi-Role Bridge Company during a wet gap crossing exercise on Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Dragon Soldiers from the 92nd Chemical Company participated in a training exercise that is designed to enable combat units to overcome obstacles and outmaneuver enemy forces.
Capt. Donovan G. Coleman from Huntsville, Alabama; Sgt. Suzanne N. Bartlein from Kewaskum, Wisconsin; Sgt. Antony Wray from St. Mary, Jamaica; Sgt. Janero R. Eager from Mobile, Alabama; Sgt. Peter Ramirez from Oxnard, California; Spc. Louis K. Delisme from Miami; Spc. Carlos S. Mora Orozco from Los Angeles; Spc. Ethan C. Laskowski from Princeton, Minnesota; and Pfc. Colton Jones from Cedartown, Georgia, took part in the wet gap crossing exercise.
The Fort Stewart, Georgia-based 92nd Chemical Company “Rock Steady” is part of the 83rd CBRN Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, the U.S. military’s premier all hazards formation.
From 19 bases in 16 states, American Soldiers and U.S. Army civilians from 20th CBRNE Command take on the world’s most dangerous hazards in support of joint, interagency and allied operations.
Headquartered on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, the multifunctional and deployable 20th CBRNE Command is home to 75 percent of the Active-Duty U.S. Army’s CBRN specialists and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, as well as the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity, five Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordination Teams and three Nuclear Disablement Teams.
Capt. Donovan G. Coleman, the 92nd Chemical Company commander, said Soldiers from the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Platoon “Chaos” integrated with the 497th Multi-Role Bridge Company “Krakens” to ensure the tactical assembly area was safe and free of CRBN hazards.
“We conducted a water sample at the wet gap and provided standoff detection to assist in maintaining combat effectiveness during the wet gap crossing,” said Coleman, an Afghanistan veteran and graduate of Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Coleman said being able to successfully cross rivers is a critical capability to succeed in large scale combat operations against near peer adversaries.
“A wet gap crossing can achieve tactical and operational victory,” said Coleman.
The Rock Steady company commander added that his Soldiers built rapport and forged a strong team with troops from the 497th Multi-Role Bridge Company. He said the exercise also enabled his troops to understand the different missions and capabilities of the units involved.
“All the units that participated within this exercise have different mission sets, different mission essential tasks, different military occupational specialties and different capabilities, but this exercise proved through academics, professional development, coaching, mentorship and influence we can come together as a team and become an unstoppable fighting force prepared to fight and win our nation’s wars,” said Coleman.
According to Coleman, most of his troops became U.S. Army Chemical Corps Dragon Soldiers because of the multipurpose nature of their profession and the ability to enable mission accomplishment and safeguard formations across the entire Army.
“A Chemical Soldier has a place in pretty much every organization at every echelon company and above,” said Coleman. “This forces us to learn about every branch in order to properly integrate and modernize.”
| Date Taken: | 10.13.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.12.2022 15:25 |
| Story ID: | 431152 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, US |
| Hometown: | KEWASKUM, WISCONSIN, US |
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