Soldiers prepare to sharpen human resources skills at Silver Scimitar 2010

Photo By Sgt. Jason Scott | Soldiers from the 3rd Adjutant General Personnel Center from Jackson, Miss., receive an in-brief from Master Sgt. Frank E. Harris, the non-commissioned officer in charge of base operations for Silver Scimitar 2010, during inprocessing, March 20, 2010. The 3rd AGPC is participating in the exercise in anticipation of a scheduled deployment in the next few months.  

FORT DEVENS, UNITED STATES

03.20.2010

Story by Spc. Cooper Cash 

210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

FORT DEVENS, Mass. - Soldiers from the 3rd Adjutant General Personnel Center from Jackson, Miss., inprocessed here today for Silver Scimitar 2010 in preparation for their upcoming deployment. The Soldiers from the 3rd AGPC are scheduled to deploy to Kuwait within the next few months to provide postal services, casualty reporting, replacement operations, and plans and operations for human resources.

This exercise provides essential human resources training for Soldiers in every theater of operations.

"I'm anxious about deploying, and I'm hoping to find out what my role will be in a deployed environment during this exercise," said Spc. Martin Galnares of the 3rd Human Resources Sustainment Center from Jackson, Miss.

The nature of the various roles in human resources requires specialized training.

"Silver Scimitar is the only exercise that replicates what we do in theater," said Col. Robert A. Kay, director of the 3rd AGPC.

• Date Taken: 03.20.2010
• Date Posted: 03.21.2010 14:23
• Story ID: 46963
• Location: FORT DEVENS, US