The 555th Engineer Brigade, operating out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, joined by Reserve components from across the Pacific Northwest, conducted a wet gap crossing exercise on the Columbia River as part of Yakima Strike 21 at Yakima Training Center in Washington, August 16-17, 2021. Wet gap crossings are a critical engineer task, enabling U.S. forces to provide maximum support to both military and humanitarian mobility operations. Partnering units during the exercise included the 321st Engineer Battalion; the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment; the 671st Multi-Role Bridging Company; the 374th Sapper Company; the 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company; the 170th Military Police Company and the 511th Engineer...
For the first time in U.S. Army history, a class of nearly 200 soldiers graduating from Basic Leader Course (BLC) now immediately assume the responsibilities of a non-commissioned officer (NCO) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 30, 2021.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Soldiers assigned to the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade participated in a multi-week advanced communications training program on the new Integrated Tactical Network at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Aug. 17 to Sept. 3, 2020.
The Soldiers were trained and tested on their ability to operate on the ITN to include setting up a SCOUT and connecting to a satellite in order to conduct a secure voice call as...
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