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FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska. -- Soldiers today are often called on to cross train in multiple specialties. Cross training allows many soldiers to become more versatile on the battlefield.
A team of soldiers assigned to the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear platoon, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, here, tested the effectiveness of cross training during a police integration training course at the Fairbanks Police Department, Dec. 6 -8.
According to 1st Lt. Chad Williams, CBRN recon platoon leader assigned to the 5-1st, the training is essential to the success of the 1-25th SBCT’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in the Spring.
“We have a wide variety of mission sets to be prepared for when we go down range and one of them is being a police mentor team for the Afghan nation police,” Williams said. “If we can bring some kind of standard for the Afghan people to build on, it will be a success in my book.”
During the three-day course, soldiers were taught important skills in military police operations, how to handle detainees, and evidence gathering.
“The training supports our overall mission of winning the hearts and minds and gives us a better overall knowledge of [police] operations,” said Sgt. Aaron Dennis, team leader with D Troop, 5-1st. “There’s going to be a difference in what we are doing here and what we do down range, but some of the basic principles are the same and that’s what we are trying to get instilled in our soldiers.”
The course challenged the soldiers both mentally and physically. After a number of interactive classroom lectures, soldiers got a first- person look into police operations while cruising the streets of Fairbanks.
Because the soldiers are assigned to a chemical unit, the ride-along training was the highlight of the three-day course and gave many of the soldiers their first look at life on the road as an officer conducting patrols.
“Guys have been anticipating this training for a while now,” Dennis said.
Although the idea of such training was a result of soldiers wanting to go outside the box to cross train in a new job field, Williams attributes the overall success of the training to the professionalism and determination of the Fairbanks Police Department
| Date Taken: | 12.16.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.16.2010 13:45 |
| Story ID: | 62109 |
| Location: | FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, US |
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