FORT SILL, Okla. – The 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment (2-20 FAR) executed a Rapid Removal of Excess OCIE (R2O) at the Fort Sill Central Issue Facility Feb. 3 through 7.
R2O is an off shoot of the Army’s Rapid Removal of Excess Equipment program, which aims to divest excess and obsolete equipment from units’ property books, alleviating maintenance and storage requirements so units can focus on training. R2O aims to accomplish the same task, this time focused on Soldiers’ Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE).
“R2O’s goal is to reduce the burden of excess OCIE on each Soldier,” said Lindsay Grant, an Army Materiel Command Public Affairs Specialist. “The Army is working to ensure our...
75th Field Artillery Brigade conducted the "Lifting the Burden" competition throughout April 2025 in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). The competition, coordinated by Sgt. 1st Class John Spurlock, the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention (SHARP) Victim Advocate, represented the community helping victims of sexual assault lift the burden of trauma, helping them to find treatment to ultimately become a survivor.
Sgt. Larry Saddler won the competition, lifting 560 lbs.
(U.S. Army video by Capt. Erick Schneider-Cuevas)
