Warhorse Pride #20

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August 5, Issue 20erving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families o 2nd BCT, 4th In. Div.

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

Soldiers rom 2nd Battalion, 8th InantryRegiment, 2nd Brigade Combat eam, 4thnantry Division, trained orce on orce

uring lane training July 29 to Aug. 7.Teir mission was to destroy all enemyorces that crossed the scenario-specicnternational border using both M1A2

Abrams anks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles.Tis training gives us the opportunity to

ractice our re and maneuver procedureswhich are benecial on both a battalion andompany level, said Command Sergeant

Major Shawn Alvarado, 2nd Bn., 8th In.Reg.

Companies A, B, C and D were each givenwo iterations on the lane to sharpen their

kills and to identiy areas o weakness andtrength, he said.

Tere were 5 company training lanesnd one battalion lane at the Pinon Canyon

Maneuver Site. Movement to Contact, HastyAttack and Cordon and Search were oensivessault lanes while Patrol Base Deense and

Convoy Security were deensive lanes.All companies in 2nd Bn., 8th In. Reg.

articipated in the training. Te Forward

Soldiers rom Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Inantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th InantryDivision, move down the Hasty Attack lane in thier Bradley ghting vehicle to engage enemy orces Jul

Support Company provided logistics andsupport such as ood services and vehiclemaintenance, said Alvarado.

Te Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany maintained security and ranoperations at the Forward Operating Basealon, said 1st Sgt. Jeery Dice, HHC rstsergeant.

Battery A rom 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery Regiment also took part inlane training as they begin their transto perorm as an inantry unit during uoperations.

According to Alvarado, the trainingsuccessul and will be very benecial iwhen 2nd BC deploys to Aghanistan.

oldiers rom Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Inantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inantry

ivision, bound in ormation to engage enemy orces during training at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.

Capt. Jason Meloy, commander or Company B,

Battalion, 8th Inantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade C

bat Team, 4th Inantry Division, discusses strate

with his platoon leaders or thier second iteratio

the Hasty Attack lane.


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Lt. Col. John Cook, commander or 1stSqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.,Command Sgt. Maj.

Dale Veneklasen, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg.,and various Soldiers and noncommissionedocers gave Bink a guided tour o the myriado equipment employed by an ArmoredReconnaissance Squadron.

Bink learned about the M3A3 Bradley, theM1064 Mortar track, the M1026 HMMWV,the M1067 Medic rack and the variousequipment that each eatures.

Once the lessons were done, Bink was suited

Te Soldiers o 1st Squadron, 10th CavalryRegiment, 2nd Brigade Combat eam, 4thnantry Division, were honored to be ableo ulll the last wish o John Bink, terminalatient and local resident July 27.

Honoring Bink was a great opportunity orriend o Fort Carson but it was also a chance

or 2nd BC to increase community relationswithin the greater community o Colorado

prings.

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tory by Capt. Geofry Guinupst Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment

1-10 Cav honors last wish of local resident

Te dust trails can be seen or miles asoldiers rom 1st Squadron, 10th

Cavalry Regiment, 2nd BrigadeCombat eam, 4th Inantry

Division, once again mount upn their rucks and Bradleyighting Vehicles and deploy toown range Fort Carson toxecute Light and Heavy

able VI Scout Gunnery.July 16 to 24 esprit

e corps was orged andrew level bragging rights

were earned as Bualooldiers executed crucial andandmark training.

For weeks soldiers had trained orhe culminating exercise by conductingBradley Automated raining, Gunnery Skillsesting, and other various pre-gunnery tasks.able VI Gunnery is a precursor to numerousollow on platoon, troop, and squadron leveleconnaissance training exercises and willct as an indicator to the squadrons overall

1-10 Cav heads to gunnerycombat readiness.

Bradley and ruck crewsconducted our gunnery tables inpreparation to qualiying their

assigned weapon systemon able VI. Te rst

o our was able II,ruck/ Bradley Crew

Proiciency

Course which aordscrews to conduct a complete dry

run where both oensive and deensiveengagements to induce comort and instillcondence in crew beore shooting liveammunition.

tory by Capt. Andrew Cairnsst Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment

Subsequent training tables opportunities or crews to continue to devcontinuity and gain condence and vcritical GS tasks prior to the qualictable.

Te training prior to rolling toeld provided both tangible and intandevelopment and the early tables o BraGunnery substantiates the hard work thus

said Spc. Michael McDevitt, driver on Head Quarters Platoon, roop B.

2nd Lt. Andrew Carang, 2nd Plaroop B, believes that this gunneryproven to be a valuable training e

and motivates him or the upcochallenge o being a platoon leduring platoon and troop maneuvers.

Tis gunnery has allowedto gain condence in my we

systems and leadership.

As a result o shooting table VItable XII, our crews will be more cohesiveour platoons better prepared or manewarare.

When the dust settles on Operation BStampede, Bualo Soldiers will be clset apart rom their maneuver counterwithin the Warhorse Brigade.

Lt. Col. John Cook, commander or 1st Squadron,

0th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,

th Inantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dale

Veneklasen, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg., honor John

ink, a local resident, with silver Cavalry spurs.

John Bink, a local resident, and his amily are

honored by Soldiers o 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry

Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inantry

Division at an event July 27 to honor his last wish to

re rounds rom an M3A3 Bradely Fighting Vehicle.

up and ready to re the 25mm Bushmastthe M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle on R

109.Bink showed himsel to be a na

Cavalryman, destroying multiple statioand moving targets.

His excellent marksmanship lef Cand Veneklasen with no choice but to inBink into 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Regs Ordthe Spur; presenting him with silver Caspurs, a spur certicate and a 1st Sqdn., Cav. Reg. baseball cap.

John Bink, a local resident, and Staf Sgt. Muelle

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Briga

Combat Team, 4th Inantry Division look out ove

Bradley Fighting Vehicle to view the targets that

had just engaged July 27.

photo by Capt. Geofrey Guinup photo by Spc. Shameka Edwards, 4th In. Div. PAO photo by Spc. Shameka Edwards, 4th


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What does it mean to be someones bbuddy? In scripture there are counexamples o what a battle buddy looks like

In 1 Samuel: 20 Jonathan risks it al

relationship with his ather, his status as pand even his lie in order to save his dloved riend, or battle buddy, David.

In the New estament o the Bible iultimate example o a battle buddy, wChrist is lifed upon the cross.

When I look at all these men who willing to sacrice it all or their battle budI ofen wonder; i called upon to, wouldable to do the same?

BlessingsCadet Zachary AshleyChaplain Intern

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Chaplains Corne

Be a battle buddy

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

Staf Sgt. Wallace Bonner.............................. ...............Editor

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