Two 164th Regional Training Institute instructors with the North Dakota Army National Guard participated in an instructor knowledge exchange in Temedja, Togo, with instructors from the Togo Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, from Feb. 26 through March 1. This knowledge exchange was event four of an eight-part series to expand the experience of NCO academy instructors from the North Dakota National Guard and Togolese Army under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard video by 1st Lt. Nathan Rivard, 116th Public Affairs Detachment commander)
The competition encompassed a diverse range of challenges, including a physical fitness test – fashioned from 1947 standards - featuring pull-ups, squat jumps, sit-ups, push-ups, and a 300-yard run. This was just the beginning, as competitors then faced knowledge boards, uniform inspections, mock Public Affairs interviews, day and night land navigation, M4/M17 range exercises, stakes lanes (warrior tasks including medical, improvised...
Civil Engineer (CE) airmen learn Rapid Airfield Damage and Recovery at the 119th Wing Regional Training Site. RADR training teaches CE members how to recover a damage airfield at a deployed location. The training provides hands on learning, working with equipment and other airmen to become familiar with each members specific tasks. RADR also gives members a chance to observe other members roles to further the multi-purpose airmen concept.