Tag: field training exercise (FTX)
Monthlong training focuses on hybrid attacks
Throughout the month of August, Soldiers from the 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command executed a field training exercise modeled after such a real-world scenario.
‘Cacti’ share training, waves with pro surfing stars
NORTH SHORE — Professional surfers Kelly Slater, John John Florence and Sunny Garcia hosted Soldiers from the “Cacti,” 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, at Ehukai Beach Park, here, Feb. 6.
Quartermasters prepare for upcoming deployments , focus on teamwork
The 540th is currently the only active duty shower, laundry and clothing unit in the Army.
29th BEB conducts battalion FTX
The smell of diesel engines, boots covered in mud, dirty uniforms and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) were just everyday occurrences as the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, “Wayfinders,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducted a battalion Field Training Exercise (FTX), here, Jan. 20-28.
‘Charlie Med’ 325th BSB flexes ‘Role II muscles’
It’s a challenge to balance training a real-world mission, but the Soldiers of Charlie Company, 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, were doing a great job of it as they juggled their daily task of caring for the Soldiers of 325th BSB with a Role II Field Training Exercise (FTX), where they administered simulating medical care from a tent, at Area X-Ray, Aug. 2-5.
205th MI challenges agility during capstone exercise
The sling load operations marked the first time the battalion has conducted a rotary wing movement of the DISE and demonstrated its ability to provide intelligence support in remote locations on short notice.
Tropic Lightning strikes ‘Cobra Gold’ in Thailand
The training was long and difficult. The new environment presented additional challenges for the Soldiers, as Thailand’s tropical climate is very different from what they have trained in before.
2-11th FA defends ‘provincial capital’ at PTA
“In addition to building on this already strong relationship, the shoot and scoot nature of the exercise challenged our Soldiers and leaders to think and fire in a challenging, realistic situation.”
8th STB preps for emergency deployment
“If we are called upon, we are able to execute any mission that the Pacific Command or U.S. Army-Pacific Command asks us to do at that time.”
9th MSC’s Ruhnke honored with MacArthur award
For Ruhnke, the Soldiers are his driving force, and he just tries to do what’s right and live the Army Values.
