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By Spc. Daniel M. Schneider
366th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SCHOONOVER, Calif. – One Soldier carefully scanned the line of foreign nationals seeking entrance, while a team searched them for contraband.
Another team stood by in case the Quick Reaction Force was needed.
These Army Reserve Soldiers at exercise Pacific Warrior were applying lessons learned during security operations training at FOB Schoonover on June 12.
Sgt. Luis Talamantes with the 363rd Training and Support Battalion from Camp Parks, Calif., taught the Soldiers how to conduct personal searches in a hostile environment.
He stressed the importance of positioning and use of personnel during a search and each individual's role in performing it successfully.
The many levels of security needed to preserve troop safety are never routine, Talamantes explained to his students.
"If you don't conduct a good search, someone can get hurt," Talamantes said, adding that safety is paramount in any security operation.
Two Humvee vehicles, parked just beyond the serpentine barriers of the base, marked the next site of the lanes training. Sgt. Gonzalo Parajon stood by for the next cycle of Soldiers to train them as Quick Reaction Forces.
"The one thing I want these Soldiers to take home from this training is the seriousness and importance of a QRF," stated Parajon.
Pfc. Jonathan Smetana, a military police officer with the 88th Military Police Company from Ft. Eustis, Va., said it was his first annual training experience, but it compared favorably to his previous training.
"This training is the same quality as Military Police school," he said.
Sgt. James Tyrrell, of the 317th Engineer Company from Kankakee, Ill., said the classes provided good information for all Soldiers, regardless of their particular job.
"All Soldiers need to be proficient in these methods if we're all deployed together," he said.
Sgt. J. C. Jackson Jr., also with the 317th Engineer Company, was impressed with the thoroughness of the training.
"I've been in the Army for ten years and am still learning new things," said Jackson.
"I'll leave this training still thinking about the information. You should never take anything about security lightly. We need to be mindful of what is going on around us and what to look for."
| Date Taken: | 06.18.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 06.18.2008 18:12 |
| Story ID: | 20619 |
| Location: | US |
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