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Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet, part of the NTC Warrior Chronicles, brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California.
In this episode, host Col. Ian Lauer, Commander of Operations Group sits down with the Col. Michael Porges, Brigade Senior Trainer to discuss changes how commanders can prepare for coming to the National Training Center. They dive into exercise design, transitions, brigade fighting as part of a division, feedback and battlefield assessments, communication and fundamentals.
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Episode hosted by Col. Ian Lauer and edited by Annette Pritt
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.05.2026 16:01 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 90726 |
| Filename: | 2603/DOD_111559561.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:32:28 |
| Location: | CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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