warhorse pride #44
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2nd Brigade Combat Team newsletterTRANSCRIPT
visit the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation website at: http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/ The next Warhorse Pride will come from JRTC focusing on the brigade’s training in preparation for deployment.
Feb 3, 2011Issue 44Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
The Warhorse Brigade is on the move to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. Although the Soldiers are
gone, there are still plenty of Family opportunities available at Fort Carson during February. In this issue you will find ad-vertisements for just some of the events. To stay informed of all the happenings on Fort Carson,
Editor’s Note
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) is focused on improving unit readi-ness by providing highly realistic, stressful, joint and combined arms training across the full spectrum of conflict (current and future). The JRTC is one of the Army’s three “Dirt” Combat Training Centers resourced to train infantry brigade task forces and their subor-dinate elements in the Joint Contemporary Operational Environment. With great emphasis on realism, the JRTC provides rotational units (BLUEFOR) with the opportunity to conduct joint operations which emphasize contingency force missions. The JRTC training scenario is based on each participating organization’s mission es-sential tasks list and many of the exercises are mission rehearsals for actual operations the
organization is scheduled to conduct. JRTC scenarios allow complete integration of Air Force and other military services as well as host-nation and civilian role players. The exercise scenarios replicates many of the unique situations and challenges a unit may face to include host national officials and citizens, insurgents and terrorists, news media coverage, and non-governmental organiza-tions. Observer/Controllers (O/C) help make JRTC training effective. The O/C’s have a duty to the training unit and the Army to observe unit performance, control engagements and operations, teach doctrine, coach to improve unit performance, monitor safety and conduct professional After Action Reviews (AARs). O/C’s are required to have successfully per-
formed the duties of their counter-part. They constantly strive for personal and professional development, and are well versed in current operational doctrine and tactics, techniques and procedures. AARs provide immediate feedback for each element, from platoon through bri-gade task force. AAR’s provide impartial feedback, that encourage interaction and discussion of unit strengths and weaknesses by all members of the unit. Every AAR orients on a specific mission and /or system, identifying good and bad trends, and provides units the opportunity to determine not only what their weak-nesses are, but who is going to fix that weakness.Information sourced from www.jrtc-polk.army.mil
Joint Readiness Training Center
The Warhorse Pride is produced in the interest of the Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. The Warhorse Pride is an Army-funded news-letter authorized under provision of AR 360-1. Contents of The Warhorse Pride arenot necessarily the views of, nor endorsed by the, U.S. government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or the 4th Infantry Division. All editorial content of The Warhorse Pride is prepared, edited, provided and approved by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Af-
fairs Office. The Warhorse Pride welcomes articles, commen-tary, and photos from readers. The Warhorse Pride reserves the right to edit submissions selected for the publication. All issues of the Warhorse Pride can be viewed online from your home computer at www.facebook.com/2bct4id Submissions should be emailed to theeditor: [email protected]
Col. John S. Kolasheski..................2nd BCT CommanderCommand Sgt. Maj. Ralph Delosa............2nd BCT CSMMaj. Kevin Toner...............................................2nd BCT PAOSpc. April York........................................Layout and DesignSgt. Seth Barham............................................................Editor Sgt. Ruth Pagan...............................................................Editor
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