The Warhorse Pride is a bi-monthly newsletter produced by the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division, for the Soldiers, Families and friends of the "Warhorse" Brigade.
1. Issue 134 November 22, 2013
Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div.
Sgt. Justin McGarvey, left, infantryman, Staff Sgt. Marc Leonard, center, Bradley fighting vehicle system maintainer, and Sgt. Carter McSwain, right, intelligence analyst, all of the HHT,
2STB, roll a DRASH tent to its staging area at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 16,. “Warhorse” Soldiers built a “jump” tactical operations center to train on establishing a mobile mission
command.
Brigade jumps to readiness
Story and photo by
Sgt. Matt Waymire
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers
of HHT, 2STB, set up the mobile tactical
operations center to prepare for any future
missions the unit may have while deployed
on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 16.
A “jump” TOC has the same capabilities
as a normal operation center, but is smaller
and made to be mobile. It includes multiple
pieces of communication equipment, and
secure and non-secure Internet connectivity
for staff of the brigade to stay connected
during the battle.
“It’s easy to fall into the garrison mindset
of mission command where everything
is established,” said Sgt. Maj. Kevin
Muhlenbeck, brigade operations sergeant
major, HHT, 2nd STB. “So this will give the
infrastructure to let the brigade commander
have effective ability to conduct mission
command.”
Making sure the jump TOC is ready to go
at a moment’s notice is important for more
than just the commander.
“We’ve lost some of the Soldiers we
trained with to prepare for our mission in
Kuwait,” said Staff Sgt. Pedro Pichardo,
assistant brigade operations sergeant, HHT,
2nd STB. “We have to make sure the Soldiers
we have now know what they’re doing.”
All Soldiers of the brigade staff were
encouraged to participate in the set up.
“The goal today is to have the Soldiers
pretty proficient in what they have to do
regardless of what their role is in the set up
and takedown,” said Pichardo, also an armor
crewman.“I want to feel comfortable that it’s
fully operational and won’t fall down on us
when we set it up anywhere.”
Throughout the deployment, the brigade
staff will partner with multiple countries in
the region and plans to use the jump TOC for
those situations.
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Warhorse Pride
‘Death Dealers’ go to the range
Photos by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
Issue 134 November 22, 2013
Trail
arrives
Photos by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch
2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
A tank crew assigned to Company C, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., shoot a round as they attempt to qualify on their M1A2
Abrams Tank at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 12. Tank crewmembers are required to shoot both night and day
qualifications with all gunning for a top score of 800.
The last flight containing a group of Soldiers set to deploy
from the 2nd ABCT arrived at Camp Buehring, Nov. 9.
Though some Soldiers might be late deployers, this was
the last flight containing a large ammount of Soldiers.
Pfc. Adrian Echeverra, indirect fire infantryman, HHC, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., prepares to load 120mm Mortor round
during gunnery qualification at a Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 12.
Warhorse Pride
Col. Omar Jones IV......................2nd ABCT Commander
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Lehtonen 2nd ABCT CSM
Maj. Chris Maestas.................................................PAO OIC
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch..................................PAO NCOIC
Sgt. Matt Waymire.............................Layout and Design
Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch............................................Editor
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Family Readiness Group
FRSA Information
3-16 FAR
Dyanne Beckman.........................................................526-1635
dyanne.m.beckman.civ@mail.mil
2nd ABCT
Valarie Adams............................................................524-4797
valarie.a.adams.civ@mail.mil
1-67 AR
SGT James Riggs...........................................................524-1476
James.g.riggs.mil@mail.mil
1-10 CAV
Francy Arvizu..............................................................526-1946
francy.arvizu.civ@mail.mil
204th BSB
MSG Nolan Johnson....................................................526-4172
nolan.j.johnson.mil@mail.mil
Issue 134 November 22, 2013
2-8 IN
Ursula Pittman...........................................................526-0727
ursula.t.pittman.civ@mail.mil
2 STB
SGT Tanisha Scott.....................................................503-2602
tanisha.m.scott2.mil@mail.mil
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