- Taking part in exercise Aurora,
had a great opportunity for us to face a mechanized unit,
which is pretty rare for us,
especially in countryside like we're in.
Good realistic training that we're really not able
to do too often back in the States.
For operations like this,
you really get to see the logistical side
of the company come into play into a real life situation.
Everything comes a little harder,
especially in an environment where we're spread out
as we are,
to be able to coordinate with other adjacent units.
Today we had our anti-armor assets focused along the roads,
spread out in a number of key positions,
tied in with the mines and indirect fire assets as well,
but in terms of the majority of the platoon,
they're pulled back, more focused on enemy dismounts
in defendable positions in the treeline.
The squad leaders did a great job whenever we came
into contact.
It was really their fight to run down at that level,
but they take the initiative in a number of situations.
Lot of decisions made down to the smallest level,
and that was the biggest takeaway for us today.