Indiana National Guard Soldiers of the 1-151 Infantry Battalion and the 38th Infantry Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade conducted simulated missions on the Dismounted Soldier Training System, Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer and Virtual Battle Space 2 at Atterbury-Muscatatuck in Edinburgh, Indiana in support of Bold Quest 14.2 on May 13. Bold Quest 14.2 is a multinational capability demonstration and assessment event involving over 700 military and civilian personnel from the U.S. and 12 partner nations taking place primarily at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Hundreds of other personnel will operate systems or provide distributed support from their home stations across twelve U.S. states.
Its been said, the sum of the whole is greater than the individual parts. One example of this is when NATO was formed to check Soviet expansion after World War II. And while the Cold War is over, the alliance continues to be relevant in the post 9/11 world. NATO troops continue to serve in Afghanistan, alliance member states participated in the invasion of Iraq and the recent employment of NATO air power over Libya fully illustrates the...