Category: Training
Gimlet Challenge honors tradition, esprit de corps
The ancient gimlet, a small tool for boring holes, became the iconic symbol of toughness for the club, thus the regimental nickname, Gimlet.
Kolchak Pursuit pushes lieutenants to their limits
Exercise challenges both teamwork, decision-making
Asymmetric warfare program taught to cadre
The program does not use standard practices when pushing Soldiers into an adaptive mindset; it instead allows them to think through many different scenarios.
65th Eng. Bn. completes NTC rotation
The 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Eng. Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, currently preparing for deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, completed a rotation at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., April 10 to May 5, 2013.
Gimlets evaluate measures of leadership, abilities
Graduates of the course learned that the measure of true leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow and the power of inspiring those the leader stands before.
Combat lifesavers recertified
Combat medics play an important role in the Army, providing first aid and trauma care to wounded Soldiers, but they can’t be everywhere at once.
USARPAC safety director graduates from APCSS
Tommy Penrose, director of Safety, U.S. Army-Pacific, graduated from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies’ “Executive Course: Advanced Security Cooperation,” May 8.
Yudh Abhyas enhances U.S., Indian Army partnership
U.S. Army-Pacific sponsored a bilateral training exercise with the Indian army, May 3-17, that focused on the two countries’ cultures, weapons training and tactics.
524th CSSB runs muddy convoy live-fire exercise
“When you’re out in Afghanistan, you might not have four hours to recover a vehicle.”
