Photo By Staff Sgt. Killo Gibson | Sgt. Timothy Jenkins, an Infantryman, assigned to C. Co, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored...... read more read more
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Soldiers of C Co., 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, entered the mission training center, a large outdoor training village, to conduct real-world training scenarios during a weeklong training exercise at Camp Behring, Kuwait, July 28.
“Today we are working on our Military Operations in Urban Terrain skills,” said Sgt. Timothy Jenkins, an infantryman assigned to “Charger” company. “This is a new squad that has been put together, so we are going to work all aspects of the scenarios, just in case we ever find ourselves in a situation where we are required to conduct MOUT.”
The village was modeled after the urban terrain of the Middle East, complete with buildings and a bustling civilian populace. The authentic training environment, coupled with a realistic scenario enabled C. Co. Soldiers to focus on training on how to enter and clear multiple rooms, move through hallways, and clear staircases in a tactical manner.
As the patrol entered the village center, several shots were fired at the squad from an unknown enemy position. The Soldiers jumped into action, ready to locate, engage with, and destroy the enemy in close combat.
During the scenarios some of the role-players were equipped with realistic blood packs that, once activated, would gush fake blood from the injured area which added to the realism of the training.
“Having to react to contact while taking casualties with actual blood pouring from their wounds was very stressful and made the training more realistic,” said Jenkins.
After each iteration of training, the patrol conducted an after action review to see what improvements could be made to make the team more efficient and better prepared for future engagements.
Maj. Gen. Robert P. White, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Commanding General, was present for the training.
“This is foundational training we must master before we can do anything else,” White said concluding “leaders need to be present and lead and observe training to ensure Soldiers are learning and getting multiple repetitions. It is our responsibility to produce lethal Soldiers, squads, and platoons, and it all starts right here."
“We come out to the ‘MOUT’ site twice a week to train and build confidence operating in an urban environment”, said, 2nd Lt. Vladimir Guirand, B Co, “the deployment is a blessing in disguise; it allows us to focus on being that dismounted rifle platoon.”
The unit will continue to conduct tough realistic training throughout the deployment to keep their Soldiers prepared to fight and win in any environment they may find themselves.
| Date Taken: | 07.28.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2016 08:55 |
| Story ID: | 206655 |
| Location: | EL PASO, TX, US |
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