Photo By Sgt. Hubert Delany | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clayton Storey (left), a field maintenance team chief with the...... read more read more
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ZAGAN, Poland – Polish soldiers with the 5430th Military Fire Brigade, Polish emergency responders and U.S. Army troops assigned to 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, cross-trained on how to maintain each other’s equipment in Zagan, Poland, Feb. 9, 2018, as part of ongoing accident recovery and maintenance training in support of Atlantic Resolve.
Staff. Sgt. Clayton Storey, a Dayton, Ohio native, and field maintenance team chief with the 82nd BEB, oversaw the training conducted on U.S. military equipment with Polish soldiers.
Storey, a veteran with 10 years of experience as a sustainer, stressed the importance of interoperability, the ability of the U.S. and Polish to work together, during the training.
“This all started because we are trying to build a better relationship and understand each other’s equipment in case of an emergency,” said Storey. “It’s a crucial and basic skill to know where the key areas are on your fellow Soldiers’ equipment… like where batteries are in case of a fire, where all of the disconnects are, and the best egress points on the vehicle.”
During the multi-day training event, the Dagger Brigade Soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas first traveled to a Polish installation where they learned how to conduct basic sustainer skills on their allies’ equipment such as the “Wolverine,” a Polish armored personnel carrier.
“As a multinational force, sustainers need to know how to best react to each other’s issues,” said Storey.
After being familiarized with the basics of the Polish equipment, the U.S. Soldiers hosted their foreign counterparts during a series of lessons on how to maintain U.S. equipment.
The Polish soldiers learned about the location of batteries, accessing master power switches, combating electrical fires, and the application and disconnecting of safety harnesses in a variety of U.S Army vehicles.
“During this training we familiarized ourselves with US troops’ military equipment,” said Polish army Junior Warrant Officer Miroslaw Polak. “We got acquainted with procedures and methods on how to efficiently rescue injured personnel and other accidents, which increases our readiness and skills considerably.”
Storey, who is also a father of four and is serving in his fourth deployment, stated during the conclusion of the training that what he and his Soldiers did was crucial to the U.S. mission in Atlantic Resolve.
“I once heard a quote from the Sergeant Major of the Army that said, ‘America has never fought a war by themselves,’” said Storey. “Atlantic Resolve is the kind of mission that reminds the world that we have always had allies, and it’s important to maintain relationships with our allies and build trust in each other by training together.”
Polak’s train of thought aligns with that of Storey.
“This venture improves safety for Zagan military training area’s Military Fire Department and equally for US troops involved in Atlantic Resolve,” said Polak. “Moreover, it allows us to get to know each other and to exchange experiences.
Atlantic Resolve is the demonstration of the United States’ commitment to the collective security of Europe through the deployment of rotational U.S. forces in cooperation with NATO allies and partner nations.
Spc. Kyle Tumanneng, a recently married Maui, Hawaii native, who is serving in his first deployment as a wheeled vehicle mechanic for the 82nd BEB, was one of the Soldiers involved in the training and believed the skills both groups gained will be an asset to Europe’s readiness.
“This really shows what we are capable of,” Tumanneng said, explaining that as allies, each country is working together with every ounce of skill they have to improve interoperability and remain combat effective.
| Date Taken: | 02.09.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2018 11:36 |
| Story ID: | 265379 |
| Location: | ZAGAN, PL |
| Hometown: | DAYTON, OH, US |
| Hometown: | FORT RILEY, KS, US |
| Hometown: | MANHATTAN, KS, US |
| Hometown: | MAUI, HI, US |
| Hometown: | WICHITA, KS, US |
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