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    Cavalry troop dismounts for live fire exercise

    Cavalry troop dismounts for live fire exercise

    Courtesy Photo | Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment,...... read more read more

    FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

    08.22.2012

    Courtesy Story

    4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

    FORT STEWART, Ga. – Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted dismounted section live fire training, Aug. 21, on Fort Stewart, Ga.

    “In the past few months our troop has focused on troop-level dismounted and mounted training,” said Sgt. Matthew Striplin, a security platoon team leader from HHT, 6th Sqdrn., 8th Cav. Regt. “This is a chance for the sections to concentrate on working together effectively and giving our new soldiers a chance to see what right looks like and how they fit within the section.”

    The dismounted section live fire was conducted in preparation for an upcoming platoon live fire exercise slated for September, as well as for a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., slated for November.

    “This is a chance for section leaders to wire tight everything they have learned over the past few months,” said 2nd Lt. Robert Winkler, the security platoon leader for HHT, 6th Sqdrn., 8th Cav. Regt. “As a platoon leader, this training gives me the opportunity to instruct, mentor, and coach my sections, [while] enforcing standard operating procedures and implementing lessons learned.”

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    Date Taken: 08.22.2012
    Date Posted: 08.22.2012 18:18
    Story ID: 93647
    Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US

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