Mar. 3, 2011Issue 48Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.

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Reflections of training at JRTC

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“While in JRTC we did a lot of dismounted movements that we had not done together as a group. This was the first time that we’ve done this type of thing at this level. I thought it went really well and I feel comfortable. Everyone bonded really well and I feel like if we were to deploy now I feel very confident in my chain of command. It has been a crazy experience but it went very well, better than anything I’ve done before.”

- Pfc. Ron Lewno, a cavalry scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment

“Training was good all around. We got training that the new Soldiers need to keep them alive in Afghanistan. The training was good because it covered different aspects like convoy recovery lanes and IED lanes. We covered a lot of different training aspects.”

- Pfc. Juancarlos Suarez, a truck driver with Company A, 204th Brigade Support Battalion

“I thought the STX lanes were good because we had role players that actually did their part like they would in Afghanistan. The Trainor/Mentors were really great because a couple of them were returning back from

Afghanistan so they had current knowledge and little hints to help us with our training. That really helped us a lot.”

- Spc. Brandon Goodrich, a member of the Personal Security Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Special Troops Battalion

“JRTC was a good experience. We have a lot of new Soldiers and this was their first time for a major field problem. JRTC replicated base living as best as it can given that it was Louisiana not Afghanistan, but I think it will help us be ready for the deployment.”

- Maj. Derek Neal, a logistics training advisor with the Security Force Assistance Team 13

“I liked that we had interpreters and Afghan role players to fill us in on real life in Afghanistan. We learned how to socialize with Afghans without offending anyone.”

- Spc. Jacob Stillson, a base protection teammember in Company B, 204th BSB

“Working with the Afghan National Army in the tactical operations center was a good learning experience. We learned what kind of information we can and cannot share. We also

learned proper classifications on materials. It was good to actually interact with them in a similar ways we will during deployment.”

- Pvt. Cheryl Willis, an intelligence analyst for 204th BSB

“JRTC was a great experience for the Soldiers. We had a chance to use all of those different types of enablers in a full spectrum operations and get a good look at how we are going to operate in theater.”

- Capt. Joe Pazcoguin, the commander for Company B, , 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment

“JRTC was a good battle focused training environment to get all our Soldiers ready for Afghanistan. It really got everyone in the proper mindset and ready for deployment.”

- 1st Lt. Chris Vigil, a fire support officer with Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment

“The mock towns at JRTC were very realistic and gave us a better understanding of what to expect in Afghanistan. We improved the coordination between platoon, company, and battaliion.”

- Staff Sgt. Alen Addison, an infantry squad leader in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment