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FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – American Forces Network “The Eagle” is now on the air, providing news and entertainment for soldiers participating in Combat Support Training Exercise 91 13-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.
The exercise is planned and coordinated by the 91st Training Division (Operations) at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. The CSTX gives participating units an opportunity to rehearse military maneuvers and tactics such as base security, convoy operations, and battle reaction drills during simulated enemy attacks as well as apply their military occupational specialty skills in a theater of operations. The exercise provides realistic training to units to successfully meet the challenges of an extended and integrated battlefield.
Soldiers supporting the exercise across Fort Hunter Liggett can now turn on the radio for music and daily community updates. The Eagle is broadcasting at 88.1 FM, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and can be heard during mealtimes in dining facilities throughout the training area.
Soldiers of the 356th Broadcast Operations Detachment, Fort Meade, Md., are running the station, with support from other public affairs units involved in the exercise.
The Eagle doesn’t have any particular format, but is intended to appeal to a wide and diverse audience. Morning show co-host Sgt. Jessica Hart, one half of “Lovely-Hart in the Morning,” plays a mix of musical styles, ranging from rhythm and blues, rock, and gospel to country and western. She also tries to inject her lively sense of humor into the mix.
“I love to play everything,” said Hart, a broadcast specialist with the 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Nashville, Tenn. “I just want everybody to be happy, because not everyone’s a morning person. I just want to spread a little laughter, have a little fun, make everybody feel happy.”
Like any morning show, there’s also information soldiers can use during their day.
“We want the soldiers to know what’s happening on post. They need to know what the shower hours are, for instance, and if they’re down, and they need to know what alternative facilities they have to use,” said Hart.
In addition to providing a diverse mix of music and information, The Eagle also features news that reflects training scenarios in the exercise, said station manager Sgt. 1st Class John Fries, of the 356th BOD.
“When soldiers go out on a patrol and something happens, when they come back and eat chow, they may hear a news story related to what they did that day,” said Fries.
AFN The Eagle also provides a unique and valuable training opportunity for the public affairs soldiers involved, said Fries.
In the past, he said, events like the annual Boy Scout Jamboree were the only times where they could conduct broadcast operations in the field as they would in a deployed environment.
“What’s cool about it is that this has never, ever been done by any Reserve unit in the history of the Army Reserve,” said Fries. “This is now, hopefully, the premiere broadcast event, and we’re the first ones to do it.”
| Date Taken: | 04.12.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.12.2013 18:31 |
| Story ID: | 105132 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT MEADE, MD, US |
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