FORT CARSON, Colo. — Engineers with 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepare an explosive for breach July 12, 2021, during a platoon live fire exercise. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
By Sgt. Gabrielle Pena
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, move toward an objective July 13, 2021, during a platoon live-fire exercise July 13, 2021, at Fort Carson. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers across 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, participated in live-fire exercise training July 10-16, 2021, at Fort Carson.
The weeklong training event marks one of several training events leading up to the brigade’s upcoming training rotation at National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California.
“We have platoon- to brigade-level training happening simultaneously,” said Maj. Daniel Harrison, operations officer, 2nd SBCT. “Most of the battalions are executing platoon live fires and external evaluations during the month.”
Battalions focused on live fire training specific to their skill set, such as field artillery and gunnery tables, platoon live fires and breaching as well as company command post reporting processes up the chain of command.
“Platoon live fire is our certification training to (be deployable) and lethal,” said 1st Lt. Michael Lanagan, platoon leader, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd SBCT. “This is like a final exam if they are solid on certain tasks that is dictated by the U.S. Army.”
The weeklong exercise also permitted the brigade to assess their communications systems ahead of their training rotation at NTC.
“We have echelon training happening focused on reporting between the battalion- and brigade-level echelons, and then training lethality at the lower echelons,” Harrison said.
The training overall was a success with all levels accomplishing their training goals and identifying improvements prior to the scheduled training rotation in November 2021.
“This is good to get confidence built up in our (Soldiers) in their ability to do the little things right to be lethal on the objective,” Lanagan said.
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pull security July 12, 2021, during a platoon live-fire exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, move toward an objective July 12, 2021, during a platoon live fire exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — 1st Lt. Nicholas Luce, assistant intelligence officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, briefs a convoy rehearsal July 14, 2021, during the brigadewide field training exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — 1st Lt. Nicholas Luce, assistant operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sets up communications at the brigade headquarters’ tactical command post July 14, 2021, during the brigadewide field training exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Capt. Luke Morrier, an intelligence officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sets up a light for a tent while preparing the brigade headquarters’ tactical command post July 14, 2021, during the brigade wide field training exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pull security July 13, 2021, during a platoon live-fire exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado. The brigade training aligns with its upcoming training rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A Soldier with 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, waits at a checkpoint July 12, 2021, during a platoon live fire exercise. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A Soldier with 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sets up an inflatable satellite antenna July 11, 2021, during a field training exercise at Fort Carson. (Photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A Soldier with 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands by for breaching July 12, 2021, during a platoon live fire exercise. (Photo by Maj. Jason Elmore)