Sledgehammer brigade arrives in Kuwait

Photo By Sgt. Christopher Johnston | Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division orientate a satellite system, June 23, which will provide internet service to the brigade during their deployment in Kuwait. The brigade will conduct training and joint exercises with their Kuwaiti partners and support ongoing military partnerships in the region.  

CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT

06.25.2012

Story by Sgt. Christopher Johnston 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Elements of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, arrived in Kuwait to conduct security cooperation, joint exercises and training with partner nations in the region.

The deployment is in accordance with the United States' long standing bilateral defense partnership with Kuwait, promoting security, stability, and the two countries' mutual interests in the region.

Sledgehammer soldiers will be dedicated to training and fine tuning their mission readiness during their time in Kuwait.

"The adverse climate and terrain offers great opportunities to train in conditions unlike the ones we have back at Fort Benning," said Chief Warrant Officer 2, Mauriese Jones, 3rd HBCT targeting officer.

The Udairi Range and similar sites in Kuwait afford 3rd HBCT the opportunity to conduct live fire exercises and battle simulations which mirror real world combat environments.

"It's all about the mindset," said Private First Class, Richard Chae, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd HBCT. "You get out here and you train with that mindset and it will be more like second nature when it actually goes down."

The Sledgehammer Brigade is part of a larger U.S. mission to continue security cooperation efforts with critical regional partners.

• Date Taken: 06.25.2012
• Date Posted: 06.25.2012 10:36
• Story ID: 90537
• Location: CAMP BUEHRING, KW