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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Soldiers assigned to 326 Brigade Engineer Battalion 1st Brigade Combat team 101st Air Division (Air Assault), worked with the 22nd Airlift Squadron, based out of the Travis Airforce Base, by completing cold load training on a C-5 Galaxy on November 2, 2021, at Fort Campbell’s airfield.
326 BEB soldiers executed this training during the Divisions Training Density. The purpose of this exercise is to focus and train soldiers on static loading for future missions while working with joint services.
“This is a huge drive for readiness,” said U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Derrick Hayes, a 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) G4 Transportation Officer. “We want to ensure that all of our teams are properly equipped for any mission.”
Cold loading, also known as static loading, is when an Air Force aircraft will land and open the cargo bay, and a team compiled of both Army Soldiers and Air Force loadmasters will load equipment onto the aircraft safely and quickly. This helps build the relationship between the different branches and build interoperability.
“I love working with the Air Force,” said Spc. Dillion Thompson, a Horizontal Construction Engineer from 326 Brigade Engineer Battalion 1st Brigade Combat team 101st Air Division (Air Assault). “They are very well rounded, they know what they are doing, training with them helps us get proficient at loading and unloading, and also helps them get better at their job.”
Both parties get hands-on with the equipment and understand the requirements to ensure its appropriately secured. They gain some experience driving it on the aircraft, as well as the Air Force gains knowledge using their hand and arm signals to help direct our drivers driving up on the aircraft.
“If the first time you ever approach one of these aircraft is when you are loading equipment to deploy, you’re going to be nervous and inexperienced,” said Hayes. “Young soldiers need this training to gain confidence with themselves and their team.”
This training is beneficial for soldiers because when missions are tasked, they will be able to execute efficiently.
“Now that we’ve conducted this training multiple times, we will be comfortable with it,” said Hayes. “Understanding the arm signals the Air Force use and knowing the requirements to chain stuff down after it’s been loaded will drastically speed up the process.”
Routine training is a fundamental part of mission success and ensures a team’s ability to work cohesively.
“It’s important to train on this if we have to move on rapid response and deploy somewhere, either it is combat or a humanitarian mission,” said Thompson. “Our goal is to be ready for whatever comes our way.”
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| Date Taken: | 11.02.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2021 14:40 |
| Story ID: | 408902 |
| Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, US |
| Web Views: | 215 |
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