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August 19, 2Issue 22erving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families
of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
gunnery, 1st PL moved to Pinon Canyon conduct the breaching
operations in suppoo 2nd Battalion, 8th In antry
Regimentsdeliberate attack. Te rest o Company Ctrained on engineer
quali cation tables atFort Carson in order to certi y the engineto
breach obstacles with live explosives. Tengineers are emplacing and
breaching obcles, digging ghting positions or troopsarmor, and
emplacing mine elds to validatheir mission essential tasks in
FOS.
Headquarters and Headquarters roop(HH ) Headhunters established
the brigtactical operation center to command andcontrol the
battalions training at Pinon Cayon and Fort Carson. Tey also
establishedadministrative command and control node
the cantonment area to maintain accountabity o personnel
movement, and to coordinwith MEDEVAC, the re department andrange
control. Tey provided command andcontrol or the Observerc
ontrollers, oppo
orce and contracted roleplayers supportiin the brigade
exercise.
Te training at Pinon Canyon was anexceptional event that brought
our battaliotogether and united the Warhorse Brigadeacross all
elements. Our Soldiers develop vital skills that will enable them
to executFSO and these skil ls and con dence trans
to COIN phase o training.Warhorse Rampage was a success and
Lestar Soldiers are now postured and prepato move to the next phase
o training.
I want to takemoment toxpress my priden the Lonestaramily as
weome to the end
our Phase Iull Spectrum
Operationsraining. Next,he Battalion
will shi itsocus to counter
nsurgency opera-ions. Our Pinon Canyon exercise, as part o
Warhorse Rampage, was the pinnacle event
or the Lonestar Battalion to deploy, validateur previous
training, and work collectively s a team.
At Pinon Canyon, the battalion broughtogether all o our assets
and enablers to work s a team in support o the brigade. For
thisxercise, the battalion deployed indepen-ently to ocus on
collective training at Pinon
Canyon and conduct operations in a Fullpectrum Operations (FSO)
ght.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHC) Hellraiser
established a detaineeolding area, conducted base de ense
opera-
ions, executed Raven ight operations, smallrms ranges, MEDEVAC
training, weaponsntelligence team analysis, and daily convoy
ogistics patrols. An opposing orce and local
national role players providedrealistic scenarios or the
company to react to. Te training providedstress ul situations
that our Soldiers wouldexperience in a FSO ght and prepared
them
or uture operations.Company A Stalker provided the intel-
ligence eed to the brigade with the Fusion,Signal Intelligence,
and Human IntelligencePlatoons. HUMIN and SIGIN teams alsosupported
company team situational trainingexercise lanes, as the maneuver
units learnedto incorporate intelligence enablers into
theirmissions. Te in antry and armor company teams provided
security and sa ety or HU-MIN and SIGIN to conduct the
intelli-gence analysis or the unit. Tese enablers are
a critical part o our battalion and they gather valuable
intelligence or the maneuveringunits in order to allow them to nd,
x anddestroy the enemy.
Company B Bulldogs provided continu-ous communications across
the brigades areao operations. wo distant RE RANS sitessupported
the long range FM communica-tions which enabled command and control
o the exercise. Te Joint Network Node, Line o Sight, and Enterprise
Network Managementteams provided tactical internet and riendly
orce tracking (FBCB2) in rastructure to all
elements in the brigade.Company C Cobra executed Bradley gunnery
with 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalary Reg., at Fort Carson. Immediately
ollowing
Lt. Col. Patrick Stevenson, commander2nd Special Troops
Battalion
Commanders Corner
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2000 lbs of
recovereda/c parts
900 lbsCargo Net
Kit BagsHoist
Fuel Probe
LoweringCargo Net
on 70degreeslope
Soldiers rom Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat eam, 4th In antry Division, 10th Special Forces
Group and 16Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
conducted a parts recovery op-eration or Aircra 378, July
28-29.
Tey were recovering a MH60 Special Operations Aircra that went
down oveMount Massive during a training exercise, just west o
Leadville, Colo.
Soldiers ew rom Fort Carson to Leadville in a MH-47 Chinook
helicopter,their mission took two days to complete and they cleared
approximately 2000pounds o debris.
Te operation was cleared by Lt. Col. James Yount, chie o
operations and plaor 4th In . Div. and Fort Carson, and a Colorado
state park ranger.
Te debris is being transported to the 10th SFG (A) and rom there
the 160thSOAR will coordiante ground transportation to Fort
Campbell, Ky.
Public a airs representatives rom 4th In . Div. and 10th SFG(A)
held a press
con erence in Leadville to address the community about
maintaining the Armysresponsibility to the environment and the
citizens o Leadville.
3-16 conducts Mt Massiverecovery operationStory by 2nd Lt. Ian
Faison, photos by 2nd Lt. Erick Balish3rd Battalion, 16th Field
Artillery Regiment
Crazy Troop completesgunnery qualifcations
tory by 1st Lt. William Morganst Squadron, 10th Cavalry
Regiment
roop C Crazy roopers rom 1st Squad-on, 10th Cavalry Regiment,
4th In antry
Division completed their gunnery quali ca-on course on Aug 1. Te
course lasted or 12ays and they conducted Gunnery ables 2, 3,, 6,
and 12 in order to quali y their Bradley ighting Vehicles and
HUMVEES.
Hours o hard work and dedication wentoward mission
accomplishment and Crazy roop emerged rom gunnery quali cation
atronger and more e ective combat unit.
Gunnery began with dry re rehearsals andrew drills at able
2.
Te Bradley crews worked the kinks outnd amiliarized themselves
with their vehicle
lat orms. A er two days o dry re rehearsalst able 2, Crazy roop
mounted up and occu-ied able 3 (the rst live re range).
At able 3, Crazy roop used their 25mmun and 7.62mm machine gun
to engageargets and practice their overall accuracy andrew
drills.
Following able 3, the Crazy roopersmounted up again and moved to
able 5,which was a pre-quali cation range.
At able 6, the Crazy roopers engagedop-up and moving targets rom
de ensivend o ensive positions.
When the smoke cleared, it was Crazy 56earning the coveted op
Gun award, com-manded by 1L Hurricane Michael Hannawith Sta Sgt. ed
Moore as his gunner and
P c. Brian weed driving the track. Tey dis-tinguished their
track by shooting 928/1000on able 6, outgunning all other
tracks.
Following able 6, the Crazy roopersmoved out to occupy Forward
Operating BaseBison and conduct able 12 to round up theentire eld
exercise.
able 12 proved to be one o the most de-manding tables, not only
technically but alsophysically.
able 12 consisted o both day and nightoperations, deploying a
complete and e ec-tive cavalry troop combined arms orce in
their troops area o operation, consisting o :Bradleys, HUMVEES,
indirect re support ,supply, maintenance assets, medical supportand
a troop command post.
able 12 proved to be a great success,along with the entire
gunnery quali cation.
Every single crew developed and re nedtheir cavalry skills over
the 12 day exer-cise, returning with soaring con dence
andstrengthened bonds within the troop.
Crazy roop 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav. Reg., nowseeks to continue
training and move orwardwhile mastering their cavalry skills.
