Civilian employers experience soldier training

Photo By Sgt. William Hill | Employers from across Indiana observe search and rescue training at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Training Division on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center during Employer Appreciation Day, Feb. 23. The event, hosted by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in conjunction with the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, gave employers an opportunity to experience training their employees receive before deployment to Iraq.  

CAMP ATERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, IN, UNITED STATES

02.23.2011

Story by Sgt. William Hill 

Camp Atterbury Indiana

CAMP ATERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. — The 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard, in conjunction with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, hosted an Employer Appreciation Day, Feb. 23, at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.

The annual event gives employers an opportunity to experience training their citizen-Soldiers receive before their deployment to Iraq. Leadership from companies across Indiana showed their support for their soldier/employee by participating in training exercises such as call of fire, Humvee roll-over training and first-aid combat buddy care.

• Date Taken: 02.23.2011
• Date Posted: 02.24.2011 16:58
• Story ID: 66027
• Location: CAMP ATERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, IN, US