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A-10 Thunderbolt IIs Airplane echoed through the sky over artillerymen and Airmen at Orogrande, New Mexico training area on April 19, 2018.
This operation has been going on since last Sunday to ensure service members understand their role throughout the training.
Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 66th Weapons Squadron, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, conducted the annual Operation Hustler Trough joint live fire exercise.
This exercise incorporated F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10s, 155MM Artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, Boeing AH-64 Apache’s in a single exercise. The exercise was divided between two locations; Orogrande and Centennial impact area Fort Bliss, Texas.
“This training increases the interoperability with the Air Force, allowing the military assets to deliver fire in support of A-10 and Apache gun ships to increase lethality and increase our ability to deliver fire,” said Maj. Matthew Jensen an operations and planning officer with DIVARTY, 1AD.
This type of training shows the importance of conducting joint operations in the military.
The training the service members receive allows a new skill set for the joint fighting force, Jensen said.
“The more people we can provide support to the better it makes our assets more lethal on the battlefield,” Jensen said. “The training we receive here with the Air Force allows us a new skill set to deliver our fires.”
Air Force Capt. Michael Brown, an aircraft pilot with 66th Weapons Squadron, was among the service members cross training in Orogrande. His primary role was deconflicting air assets and their flight altitude with artillerymen on the ground to ensure the safety of the aircraft in flight.
“We were initially conducting call for fire training with the Army in correlation [with] fire direction control,” said Brown. “It’s good training for us because it’s something that we don’t get an opportunity to conduct anywhere else.”
This annual event ensures all joint force operations will continue to grow as technology develops.
“This training makes us more lethal as a joint fighting force.” Brown says, “If we go against a near adversary, this is going to enable us to be more effective as a combat team.”
| Date Taken: | 04.23.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2018 18:19 |
| Story ID: | 274187 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TX, US |
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