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The U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific intelligence communities are deepening their collaboration through the Live Environment Training Program (LET).
The LET program provided Sgt. Kelsey Reid, Intelligence Analyst, a six-month augmentee opportunity to capitalize on lessons learned from training with the 25th Infantry Division and apply them to real-world missions in a joint environment.
Serving in the SOCPAC military intelligence community opens the doors for career advancement.
“Soldiers like Sgt. Reid had the opportunity to cut their teeth through a conventional perspective,” said Master Sgt. Nicholas Tripplehorn, SOCPAC counterintelligence coordinating authority. “Now they get to flip the paradigm and look through a special operations forces lens with more access and experience, to complement what they've already know and prepare them for future endeavors.”
LET is a tool utilized throughout the intelligence community to recruit and retain talented Soldiers to develop expert knowledge of our pacing challenges and apply that strategic thinking to operations throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Reid is one of the talented Soldiers who comes from a family tradition of serving.
“My dad served for 21 years as a Black Hawk pilot for the Army,” said Reid. “My Grandfather also flew the [Boeing] B-17 [Flying Fortress] in World War II, and I decided to enlist for military intelligence."
Reid sought a career that would allow her to contribute from both a tactical and strategic environment.
“I like the idea of contributing to national outcomes with accurate and timely analyses,” said Reid. “It is taking puzzle pieces and different information from the intelligence disciplines to create an image for the Commander to make the best decision he or she can make.”
The experience of working with SOCPAC’s military intelligence community inspired Reid to reenlist for three more years.
“I’m grateful to have contributed to the intelligence community of 25th Infantry Division,” said Reid. “The opportunity to continue contributing to the mission in the Indo-Pacific with SOCPAC is exciting. I’m looking forward to broadening and honing my technical skills.”
Building relationships between SOF and conventional forces improves current and future war-fighting advantages, consistently adding fresh ideas to complex problems.
“The SOCPAC Intelligence Enterprise is in a unique position to offer multiple opportunities for intelligence professionals to earn valuable experience, receive training, and network with joint partner forces to further develop critical skills and be able to apply those skills in meaningful ways to address challenges in the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of responsibility,” said U.S. Navy CAPT Gregory Kippe, SOCPAC director for intelligence.
SOCPAC is a sub-unified command of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and serves as the functional component for all special operations missions deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The Command coordinates, plans, and directs all special operations in the Pacific theater supporting U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific alongside allies and partners. The SOCPAC area of responsibility is the priority theater for the Department of Defense covering 51% of the globe, and 60% of the world’s population.
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.16.2024 16:38 |
| Story ID: | 468592 |
| Location: | HI, US |
| Hometown: | CAMP H.M. SMITH, HI, US |
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