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    Wolfpack rolls out

    Wolfpack rolls out

    Courtesy Photo | Spc. Kyle Zulkoski, 3rd Platoon, 643rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 8th...... read more read more

    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, UNITED STATES

    11.22.2013

    Courtesy Story

    8th Theater Sustainment Command

    Story by: 1st Lt. Angela Smith, 643rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command

    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – During the week of Nov. 18, soldiers of the 643rd Vertical Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command completed a 100 percent roll-out of their equipment, and held individual tasks on a variety of training areas throughout Schofield Barracks.

    The week’s priority was to significantly increase the readiness level of the company by conducting roll-outs of all of the company’s equipment and exercising the hydraulic systems on their dump trucks

    Operators spent the week conducting maintenance, dispatching, and driving their vehicles. They also spent time taking care of the logistics necessary for their movement such as stopping at the fuel point and wash rack.

    In addition, platoons focused on training individuals in preparing for upcoming field training exercises at the platoon, company, and battalion levels. Soldiers learned how to conduct themselves in the event of a vehicle rollover, how to communicate and move during a tactical convoy, and how to better employ different weapon systems as a squad while facing both mounted and dismounted enemies.

    Soldiers enjoyed getting the chance to get familiar with their personal gear, skills, and equipment.

    “This is our time to get our soldiers familiar and comfortable with their equipment so they can gain the confidence and skills to complete our more intense and collective training later on this quarter and next,” said Staff Sgt. Leon Baker, the 3rd platoon sergeant.

    Leaders inside of the company were agile and flexible as they conducted their training amidst a variety of support missions to include a Makua Valley security detail, the battalion sergeant major’s change of responsibility, and an alcohol awareness stand down.

    “This week was a great base for increasing our combat readiness,” said 1st Sgt. Kenneth McKinney, first sergeant for the 643rd. “The more we exercise our equipment and train now, the quicker we’ll be able to respond whenever we get called for whatever mission it may be.”

    This training is the end product of the unit’s “New Wolfpack Order” created to reorganize and rebuild the organization after returning from its various deployments and projects throughout Guam and the Pacific islands ending this past August.

    “This tactically focused training and mindset, augmented to our already highly developed construction skills, will really validate our ability to perform our mission, which is to rapidly construct base camps and internment facilities,” said Capt. Todd Mainwaring, the company’s commander.

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    Date Taken: 11.22.2013
    Date Posted: 12.04.2013 15:57
    Story ID: 117721
    Location: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, US

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