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Maj, Gen. James K. Brown, commanding general of the Texas National Guard’s 36th Infantry Division, talks to mobilization trainers Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center Jan. 24. Brown traveled to Atterbury to visit Texas Guardsmen as they train to operate as security personnel for the Provincial Reconstruction Team here preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne) of the Texas Army National Guard prepare to assault a suspected improvised explosive device lab encountered while on a foot patrol during training at Camp Atterbury Joiunt Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan. 14. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Pfc. Nick Cerreto, of Hope, R.I., with Company C 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne), climbs into the gunner turret of a humvee prior to going on a mounted patrol during training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan 12. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Spc. Brenda Schoeppner, of Hastings, Minn., a medic with the Army Reserve’s 7228th Medical Support Unit, prepares an intravenous line during medic sustainment training held at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan 10. The sustainment training fulfills 48 of the 72 required hours of training that must be completed every two years by Army medics to keep their military occupational specialty. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Sgt. Nicholas Kleem, of Jasper, Ind., with the 215th Medical Company, performs an emergency airway on a simulated casualty during medical sustainment training held at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Dec. 15. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Sgt. 1st Class Michele Owen, from Akron, Ohio and squad leader with Kentucky Argibusiness Development Team 4, practices vehicle search techniques during mobilization training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in preparation for the ADT’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers from Kentucky Argibusiness Development Team 4 practice setting up a base defense during mobilization training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in preparation for the ADT’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers from Kentucky Argibusiness Development Team 4, currently training at Camp Atterbury for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan, had the opportunity to travel to Purdue University’s Beck Agronomy Center, for instruction on Afghanistan’s agricultural climate, as well as specialized training on various irrigation systems they could teach Afghans. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Kim Sangil (right), of the South Korean Police Department asks Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury, about the finer point of training search and rescue dogs Jan. 14. Kim and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Hardy. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Yang Heejae, of the South Korean Police Department, guides a search and rescue dog through a room at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex Jan. 14. Yang and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Kim Sangil (right), of the South Korean Police Department asks Lillian Hardy, program manager at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security search and rescue training complex at Camp Atterbury, about the finer point of training search and rescue dogs Jan. 14. Kim and two other South Korean Police came to Indiana to learn how to train search and rescue dogs from Hardy. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury - Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Hejae Yang, one of a group of Korean Police now learning how to train search and rescue dogs at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security facility at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center from Jan. 2-20, works with Hera, one of many dogs currently being trained there, by having her search several boxes for human scent. Hera is taught lie still next to any box containing the scent. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Hejae Yang, one of a group of Korean Police now learning how to train search and rescue dogs at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security facility at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center from Jan. 2-20, congratulates Hera, one of many dogs currently being trained there, for a job well-done. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Command Sgt. Major Leon Archer, of Princeton, Ill., adjusts campaign streamers on the U.S. Army Medical Activity guidon prior to the open ceremony for the new behavioral health center at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Dec 21. The new center was built to provide for the behavioral health needs of mobilizing and demobilizing troops as well as providing for troops garrisoned at Camp Atterbury. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center opened a brand new USO facility Dec. 19. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers relax with a free cup of coffee and snacks while watching the news at the new USO facility at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center which opened Dec. 19. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Karen Fleener, of Ninevah, Ind., greets Soldiers at the door of Grandma’s Dinner in Trafalgar, Ind. with a hug Dec. 17. Residents of Trafalgar, Ind. and nearby communities hosted troops demobilizing at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center to a traditional holiday dinner. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Soldiers recently returned from a mission in Kosovo enjoy a traditional holiday dinner at Grandma’s Dinner in Trafalgar, Ind., Dec. 17. Residents of Trafalgar, Ind. and nearby communities hosted troops demobilizing at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center to a traditional holiday dinner. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training to deploy to Afghanistan at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, was the first PRT to train on a new virtual reality combat simulator Dec. 16 designed specifically to help Soldiers better deal with the number one killer in the contemporary operating environment: improvised explosive devices. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Sgt. Chris Rohling, Houston, TX native and squad leader with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center for deployment to Afghanistan, gives a mission brief to his squad before they go through the new Counter-IED Collective and Individual Mounted Training Program here Dec. 16. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Petty Officer 2nd Class Jody Jones, of Springhill, Fla, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Campbell, of Tucson, Ariz., both with Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya, learn how to program a PRC-152 Harris radio, which they will use to communicate with other units and aircraft while in Afghanistan, during training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Dec. 14.(photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Sgt. Gerald Dick, of Louisville, KY, administers an intravenous line to Spc. Dan Sanchez, of Valparaiso, Ind., at the Troop Medical Clinic at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Edinburgh, Ind., Dec. 14. Dick has stopped twice this year to render first aid to auto accidents he has witnessed. (photo by Staff Sgt. David Bruce, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) Students at the Small Arms Master Gunner Course at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Edinburgh. IN. are familiarized with all of the Indiana National Guard’s primary small arms weapons systems. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Scotten, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Public Affairs) |
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Texas Guard unit provides security for Afghanistan-bound reconstruction teams
posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 2:53 PM | 
Providing security for the next rotation of Provincial Reconstruction Teams falls to 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne), which is composed of Soldiers from the Alaska, Rhode Island and Texas Army National Guard.
click here to read more... | Facebook: please use responsibly
posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 2:37 PM | For members of the U.S. military and other government agencies, Facebook makes keeping in touch with friends and family easier than ever. With a click of the mouse, you can communicate with friends in Japan and family in Nebraska, sharing any details of your life and occupation that you please from wherever you are. This is, of course, where the problem with Facebook lies.
click here to read more... | Medics keep skills sharp
posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 2:49 PM | 
Army medics are required to complete 72 hours of training every two years to ensure their skills do not deteriorate. To address this training requirement, National Guard and Army Reserve medics came to Camp Atterbury to fulfill 48 hours of sustainment training Jan. 9 – 15.
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