Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Meillettis Gardner | Three soldiers in 46th Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, show examples of a...... read more read more
FORT POLK, La. – The soldiers in 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, received an opportunity to show off some of their training during a visit by Brig. Gen. Peter (Duke) DeLuca, commandant, of the U.S. Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and highest ranking engineer in the Army, on Oct. 10, at the Fort Polk Combative Area.
Lt. Col. Robert J. Clark welcomed DeLuca to 46th EN with lunch in the 1st MEB dining facility and introduced him to the commanders and 1SG in 46th EN. While eating the Leadership had an opportunity to ask questions and talk about concerns in the engineering community.
Next they headed to the 46th EN motor pool to show and discuss the Multi-Role Bridge Company -Dry Support Bridge. They discussed equipment issues and success; also soldier in the battalion received the opportunity to ask questions.
Engineers are muli-taskers, they didn’t just show and tell, they also got their hands dirty and so did the DeLuca.
The Engineers in 46th EN Battalion set up five areas to show how they use the five disciplines for training and real world missions.
My platoon demonstrates vehicle machinery recovery, said Spc. Scott Hollingshead, 178th EN company, 46th Battalion. We demonstrated how to rescue someone and remove a person if trapped in a vehicle.
DeLuca was not shy when asked by Sgt. William Pfeifer of 178th EN, 1st MEB, if he wanted to join in help during the VMR demonstration. He did everything from breaking windows to tearing off doors with guidance from the 46th Engineer instructors.
“I figure it’s going to be boring sitting out here watching people talk,” said Sgt. William Pfeifer, instructor for the VMR disciple.
“When you see someone cutting apart a vehicle you want to get in on it,” said Pfeifer. “So I figure why not let him have a little bit of fun. He wasn’t shy at all. It was pretty sweet.”
We demonstrated structure collapse, we showed the tools, some shoring we use, and demonstrated a clean and dirty breech, said Matthew D. Picard, a rescue specialist 178th, 1st MEB.
They showed how a clean breach prevents debris from falling when recusing a trapped person and showed how a dirty breach is done, which means no one is trapped and they do not have to worry about anyone getting hurt from falling debris.
Trench rescue and rope rescue were other areas demonstrated to name a few.
DeLuca presented five coins to soldiers in the 46th at the end of the demonstrations.
At the end of the demonstrations most of the soldiers uniforms were stained with dirt and oil, and so was DeLuca.
| Date Taken: | 10.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 10.17.2012 08:36 |
| Story ID: | 96291 |
| Location: | FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, US |
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