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MCGREGOR RANGE, N.M. - Soldiers from the 107th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard prepared to “defend” the base at McGregor Range, N.M., during a base defense live fire training event led by the 3rd Bn., 362nd Armor Regt., “Stallion,” 5th Armored Brigade, July 11.
“The joint war fighters are getting a good training event in today. They are doing a base defense live fire; learning how to defend their contingency and forward operating bases.” said Sgt. 1st Class Chad Izworski, observer controller/trainer with “Stallion.” “All the Soldiers seem really motivated and they are enjoying the training that they are getting.”
The idea behind the training event is to simulate an attack on the “base” and see how well the soldiers react to the different scenarios from a sniper or mortar attack.
“Basically what it does is trains the soldiers to give them that realistic [feel] as far as enemy contact and getting them familiar with their weapons,” added Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Crowder, an OC/T with “Stallion.” “They need to learn how to react, engage targets and defend bases.”
“Our goal is to stop any possible attack on our base… We’re deploying personnel along the front wall and in the towers. We also had teams set up to evacuate casualties, if necessary,” said Spc. Jonathan Wellington, 107th MP Company.
One of the goals of this training is to teach the joint war fighter leadership, communication and teamwork.
“I learned that when you’re a good team, you work a lot better together,” added Wellington.
“I’m getting experience giving commands to the team leaders and lower enlisted soldiers on what to do when engaging the enemy target,” added Cpl. Jennifer Fish, 107th MP Company, about her training as a squad leader.
The soldiers of the 107th MP Company, New York Army National Guard are preparing to deploy to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The OC/T’s also feel this training event and others like it are vital to the soldier’s role in a deployed area.
“The best part of my job is getting to train soldiers, NCO’s and officers alike. At the end of the day they’ve got the training I know they deserve and they wanted to [do],” added Izworski. “I can tell in their eyes that [they got the] training needed to go down range and do their mission successfully. That’s what makes me feel good as an observer controller/trainer.”
| Date Taken: | 07.11.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2011 13:37 |
| Story ID: | 73908 |
| Location: | MCGREGOR RANGE, NEW MEXICO, US |
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