Photo By Master Sgt. Victor Gardner | Staff Sgt. Cory Goen, 2-358 Armor Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West,...... read more read more
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. — Capt. Jack Defabio of Charlie Team, 2-358th Armor Battalion, 189th Infantry Brigade, Division West, is a trainer/mentor who takes his role very seriously.
During the two-month Operation Warrior Protector training exercise here, Defabio’s role is not only to train and mentor, it’s to make sure the training is safe.
On the eighth day of the exercise, because the training unit had a key piece of equipment break down, Defabio and members of his team decided to conduct training in a motor pool rather than requiring the unit to travel.
“There was no value in driving three hours wasting gas, possibly damaging any of their vehicles further and risking injury of a soldier, when they’ve got a very large motor pool here,” said Defabio. “These guys have made strides out here from their first day up to today, safety-wise and mission accomplishment-wise.”
With all missions and training exercises, pre-planning, including pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections, is critical to safety and success.
“The unit’s PCCs and PCIs have gotten better since day zero,” Defabio said. “These things have helped this unit become more efficient and perform better during these tasks.”
From everything he has seen of Operation Warrior Protector, Defabio said, the exercise has been conducted safely.
“In terms of safety, we have not had any safety violations, more importantly any injuries,” Defabio said. “By and large, what I’ve seen is very, very good. It has been a very safe operation.”
| Date Taken: | 03.24.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.05.2013 14:28 |
| Story ID: | 104702 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA, US |
| Hometown: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, US |
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