Warhorse Pride #19

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July 29, Issue 19

Command Sergeant Majors Corner

erving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

to an objective on a tanor in the back o a Bradlis not the same as movindismounted as a squad anplatoon. Te communicatio

while dismounted will bprimarily the use o hand anarm signals (want to keethe element o surprise). Tormations will be travelintraveling over watch anbounding over watch whicyou cannot replicate in thback o a Bradley. We muuse all available time to gour Soldiers, teams and squatrained on these tasks.

tory and photos by Spc. April Yorknd Brigade Combat Team PAO

Soldiers rom 2nd Brigade Combat eam,th Inantry Division, loaded their Humveesnd Light Medium actical Vehicles with

supplies and rolled out to Pinon Canyon onJuly 19 to conduct orce on orce training. Teinitial group o Soldiers, who were called thetorch party, were sent to set up their battalionsactical Operations Center (OC).

HHT Soldiers unroll the bladder that pushes up the tent allowing the Soldier

erect the sides July 20. The main body o the tent has our openings which al

each section to set up their own tent o the main cell.

rain as you ght. As we getready to deploy to Pinon Canyon

or some maneuver training, atboth the company and battalionlevel (and some o the brigade wi llbe doing the same here at FortCarson), I would like to harp onthe need to continue the ocus onindividual and team/squad leveltasks.

In order or a team or squadto maneuver and complete itsmission the individuals mustbe trained in their tasks such asmap reading and land navigation,

the proper use o hand and armsignals, how to move as a member

o a re team, and how to reactto the actions o their leaders,when you see your leader reezeand aim his weapon. What is thistelling me? What actions shouldI take? Is this a type o hand andarm signal?

We talk about the task transerrom mechanized operationsto dismounted operations andmight not completely realizethat those tasks might really beew and ar between. Moving continued on pag

Warhorse Brigade heads to Pinon Canyon

Te OC enables the battalion commanto conduct command and control or Soldiers participating in the training, Capt. Richard Ferrell, commander o

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oldiers rom Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Special Troops Battal-

on, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inantry Division, set out the frst piece o the

actical Operations Center during the the set up phase or Pinon Canyon, July 19.

Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Alvarado, CSM

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment


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inspection deadline, she will lose the permitor the entire place.

As Company C is going to the eld at theend o July, July 16 to 18 will be the last timethey will be able to help out at the ranch.

I you would like to nd out more aboutCare-Again and how you can help, Jackiecan be reached at 719-432-5067. Charlie

companys other volunteer projects haveincluded a Christmas dinner at the VeteransAairs Hospital and help with the homeless oColorado Springs.

Soldiers rom Company C, 2nd Battalion,th Inantry Regiment, have been volunteeringt Care-Again.

Te 15 acre ranch where the wol rescuerganization is located near Cripple Creek isun by a woman named Jackie. Her vision is

o establish a sanctuary or wolves that mighttherwise be killed by rustrated armers.

ypically, she will receive a complaint aboutwol and she will have it trapped and

ransported to the ranch.Sgt. Crespo,3rd platoon, Compnay C,

escribed the work as primarily consisting outting up ences, cleaning and laying cement.

Crespo, Spc. revino, and Pc. Jacobs haveelped out at the ranch already.

Jackies immediate need is to lay gravelnd cement or a 30x32 oot Quanset hut.

Her deadline or having this project completes prior to August. I it is not ready by the

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tory by 2nd Lt. Nathan Larsennd Battalion, 8th Inantry Regiment

2-8 assists locals rescue wolves

While out conducting training bothPinon Canyon and here at Fort Carson wmust make sure our units move at nigin ghting ormations while using thNight Vision Devices. Tey must becomprocient and comortable moviat night while dismounted. When wtransition to Phase two we will have tim

to train on these tasks at the collectilevel, but not as much as one might desat the individual level, so we must wothem now. When we do train remembthat there is a dierence between trainand procient. While a unit can trained on and tested on a task one timthat will not make that unit procient. order or a unit to be procient that unmust conduct that task multiple times that the members become comortabwith the actions required o them,

should be second nature.One way to work on battle drills help become more procient is to condua battle drill once a week on an open esuch as a ootball or baseball eld thcan be done at the end o the P sessioor in the middle. Run or oot march the eld execute a battle drill and thnish the run or oot march. When itdone in an open eld all the membeo the unit can see what each elementdoing so when it is executed in a woodenvironment they do not have to s

each element to know what those othelements are doing as part o the overdrill. Remember training is everythiand everything is training.

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Headquarters and Headquarters roop, 2ndpecial roops Battalion.

Soldiers traveled more than 160 miles inheir vehicles and made only one stop to reuel.

Large convoys were broken down into smallerroups with a travel time o approximatelyix hours, to help maintain the trac ow onnterstate 25.

Te movement down to Pinon Canyon waswell organized and we had very ew vehicleshat broke down, said Ferrell.

When the roops arrived plans were

ut into motion to get Soldiers out to their

2nd brigade movement to Pinon Canyon

ontinued from page 1 designated areas o operation to set uptheir OCs. Military shipping containersor CONEXs, which held essential missionreadiness equipment, were at the site prior tothe arrival o roops.

Soldiers were provided Billeting, restrooms,and showers or their rst night on site.Each battalion brought their own sleepaccommodations which they set up on theollowing day.

Te movement allowed us to identiy ourstrengths and weaknesses that we can nowocus on during this training opportunity,

said Ferrell.

oldiers rom 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inantry Divison, conduct Medical Evacuation training in Hueys

with help rom pilots with the United States Air Ambulance Detachment rom Yakima, Wash.


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During battle Soldiers needs to reocused on the mission as well as trust

equipment.When Soldiers have condencethemselves as well as in their equipmenttraining, their limitations become trHowever, the only way to build that condis to train, train and train some more. Wyou think youre procient, keep traiAlways train as you ght.

Te purpose o training is to preparbattle. Te more we train the more likelare to win the battle. Te same goes orspiritual lie. I you take reuge in Godtrust his will, spiritual warare becomes

much easier.Te more time we spend in his light

better prepared or battle we will be. Ahead o to training let us hear the condo the palmist, Praise be to the Lord, my Rwho trains my hands or war, my ngerbattle. He is my loving God and my ormy stronghold and my deliverer, my shin whom I take reuge, who subdues peunder me. Psalms 144:1-2

BlessingsChaplain (Maj.) Ricky Way2nd Brigade Combat eam, 4th In. Div

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Chaplains Corne

need to train

Col. John S. Kolasheski..................2nd BCT Commander

Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa............2nd BCT CSM

Spc. April York........................................Layout and Design

Sgt. Seth Barham............................................................Editor

Snakes in your neighborhood

Spring is the time o year when you aremost likely to see a snake. Tere are only threenake species that you are likely to encountern and adjacent to Fort Carson housing areas:he Bullsnake, the Western errestrial Garternake, and the Western or Prairie Rattlesnake.

Only one, the Prairie Rattlesnake, is venomous,ut it is rather uncommon in developed areas.n the last 10 years only a ew have beenemoved rom the housing area. Te twopecies o snake most likely to be encounteredre the Bullsnake and Western errestrial

Garter Snake. All snakes bite and will do so iarassed or when they are shedding their oldkin.

Bullsnakes can look and

ct like a rattlesnake, butnlike rattlers they areot venomous. Teyre the most commonlyncountered snaken the Mountain Postrobably because they are active duringhe day and because o their large size.

Although essentially harmless,he Bullsnake is ofen conused

with the rattlesnake because o t he i roloration and diamond-shaped markingsn their backs. When cornered or harassed

Bullsnake will coil, atten its head into ariangular shape, hiss loudly, and vibrate itsail in a perect imitation o a rattlesnake.

Although mostly terrestrial, Bullsnakes willlimb trees. Te Bullsnake is a constrictor anduocates its prey beore eating. Teir ood is

mostly rodents, especially mice and volespecies common in most housing areas.

Garter snakes are ound across much North America and ours, the Western

errestrial, is drab brown with a yellowishtripe running down its back. When harassedhey too can atten their heads into a

triangular shape and become aggressive. Teyare common in gardens and ofen seen onlawns. Teir bites are rarely painul, but whenhandled they ofen emit a very unpleasant oulsmelling liquid rom their anal scent gland.

How do you tell the dierence betweena garden-variety non-venomous snake anda potentially deadly one? At ace value,this seems a airly easy task or ColoradoSprings area residents. We have one specieso rattlesnake, and all rattlesnakes in NorthAmerica have triangular heads, rattles onthe tip o their tail, and vertica l pupils. Noproblem! Unless the rattles are broken o! Andwho wants to get close enough to actually seethe vertical pupils? But theres an added dangermost snake watchers rarely consider. In any

urban environment, there is always the

possibility that a snake without arattle is a poisonous snake.Tis is because lots opeople love snakes andkeep them as pets,and sometimes a pet

snake escapes. Unlessyou are skilled in snake

identication, you are taking achance i you simply assume the snake is not

venomous because you dont see a rattle. Onthe other hand, the ofen touted sure sign o apoisonous snake is a triangular-shaped head.

But this is not a great indicator, either. Anaroused and deensive non-venomous snakewill ofen change its head shape beore it triesto bite you.

Snakes have attitudes. I sucientlywarmed, almost all snakes will coil and strikei provoked, but the only snake species likelyto bite without warning is the rattlesnake. Ia non-venomous snake bites you, then you areprobably provoking the snake. I you chase asnake, attempt to capture it, poke at it with astick, or let your dog mess with it, the snakewill probably respond aggressively. Ive been

catching snakes or many years and Ive nbeen bitten by a non-venomous snake tdidnt provoke. You should never attemcapture a snake i you are not skilled at sidentication and snake handling techniVirtually all snake encounters, incluencounters with an unriendly rattlesnakebe successully resolved by stepping away the snake.

I you suspect that you have a rattlesin your yard, leave it alone and call the DWildlie Oce, 524-5395. We will capturetransport it out o the neighborhood. Snare cool and one o our most benecial anim

tory by Safety Ednd Brigade Combat Team Saety Ofcer

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