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1st MSC hosts mobilization readiness exercise
Camp Santiago, Salinas: Soldiers of the 1st Mission Support Command's Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment hosted a mobilization readiness exercise at Camp Santiago, P.R., 14-27 March.
During the event, HHD Soldiers completed readiness checks for over 1,000 Soldiers. Events such as this are commonly held annually to ensure that commanders can maintain their unit readiness.
"We try to do this as the units get closer to their available year in order to have them improve their overall readiness and mobilization posture in the event they get selected (for mobilization) down the road", said Gerardo Rodriguez, mobilization officer for the 1st MSC.
Rodriguez said MRXs help units maintain readiness for deployments but they also serve the individual Soldier.
"As part of the MRX ... there are different stations and one of them, one of the most important, is medical. A Soldier is completely checked and whatever cannot be fixed at this location ... the Soldier can go to a private (medical) provider and get that situation fixed and that helps them with their overall readiness",he said.
Soldiers rotate through eleven different stations in total where they are checked in by HHD Soldiers and efficiently move through the station. While the process has been refined over the years at times people still tend to get impatient.
Staff Sgt. Anaselly Ramos, logistics noncommissioned officer with the mobilization team, know the experience can be stressful but to help keep the level of frustration down she leads groups of Soldiers through stations when she sees openings. While each group of Soldiers is instructed to follow the schedule given to them for the MRX, Ramos' method keeps things moving along too.
Keeping track of the entire flow of Soldier traffic is a system called the mobilization plan data viewer.
"It shows all the stations and actually it runs the SRP (MRX) completely", said Spc. Hector Rodriguez, from Bayamon.
"It's tracking each Soldier by station ... you can see how many have completed (the stations) and how many have not",added Rodriguez, who is assigned to the 311th Quartermaster Company.
While the process can be tedious for the Soldiers going from station to station, one Soldier working at the medical readiness station found the MRX to be an opportunity to challenge herself by practicing her public speaking skills.
Spc. Jenniffer Gonzalez Diaz, a traffic management coordinator, who's primary language is Spanish, began giving the medical station briefings to many groups of Soldiers. Gonzalez admits that speaking English is not one of her strengths but her determination brought her recognition among her peers and even the Commanding General of the 1st MSC Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez.
"They gave me the opportunity to participate in this activity so I can ... help them in the system with the Soldiers, and I practiced a lot my English",said Gonzalez.
As a member of the the 390th Seaport Company, in Ceiba, Gonzalez recognizes the importance of refining her English language skills. When given the opportunity to refine her abilities when she signed up for the Army, Gonzalez participated in English language courses.
"I improved my English, I practiced my English when I took the class but I knew a little bit of the language because we are Puerto Rico and we are bilingual so we took classes when we started in (grade) school", said Gonzalez.
Gonzalez knows this isn't the only challenge she'll have to overcome in her military career, which is why she stays motivated and maintains a positive attitude.
"The important thing for me is to show people that you are trying, don't get upset, don't get mad if someone corrects you because they are helping you",she said. "If you don't know, ask, so you can learn ... the stuff you learn nobody can take away."
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo by: Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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A small boat from USCGC Sycamore (WLB 209) rests on the side of a cutter as a crew prepares to board as part of a drill during Exercise Argus, Nuuk, Greenland, June 16, 2023. Exercise Argus is a joint search and rescue and marine environmental response exercise that includes assets from the United States, Denmark, Greenland, and France. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Schultz)
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The European Air-to-Air Refuelling Training (EART) exercise is taking place 13-24 April 2015 at Eindhoven airbase, in the Netherlands.
Initiatied by the European Defence Agency and run by the European Air Transport Command (EATC), it gathers tanker aircraft from four European nations. It is the only dedicated air-to-air refuelling exercise in Europe.
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More information: www.eda.europa.eu/docs/default-source/eda-factsheets/2015...
GRAND BARA DESERT, Djibouti (September 25, 2012) - A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fireman carries an injured exercise participant during Mass Casualty Exercise 12-1 which started in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, on September 25, 2012. The exercise followed a fictitious storyline, but called for the employment of real-world assets. While French and U.S. forces conduct frequent combined training events, this was the first exercise of this type between the two nations in Djibouti. The U.S. forces involved are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA. CJTF-HOA works with coalition partners, such as the French, and with countries in East Africa to promote regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Ruano)
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
This was for a 60th for a lady who always wore black bike pants and white singlets and loved to do aerobics, running and was generally a very fit lady. The fruit cake was supplied by her mum. Shes getting a bit red faced from all the situps she has been doing!!!
GRAND BARA DESERT, Djibouti (September 25, 2012) - U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare to debark the U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to participate in Mass Casualty Exercise 12-1 which started in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, on September 25, 2012 The exercise followed a fictitious storyline, but called for the employment of real-world assets. While French and U.S. forces conduct frequent combined training events, this was the first exercise of this type between the two nations in Djibouti. The U.S. forces involved are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA. CJTF-HOA works with coalition partners, such as the French, and with countries in East Africa to promote regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Ruano)
This young Dutch soldier is responsible for providing the tanks with gas.
Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States. Allied Spirit is exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within Alliance members.
(NATO Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Stefan Hass - DEUA)
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo by: Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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THE biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in Greater Manchester – Exercise Triton II – came to an end this morning (Friday, July 16, 2016) after months of intense planning.
Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise which saw dozens of emergency vehicles at sites across Greater Manchester and Chinook helicopters flying across the skies.
The complex scenario used was designed to test how local authorities, emergency services and other partners are equipped to tackle a major emergency working together.
Participating ‘players’ also included the military, government, health and utility companies, as well as voluntary agencies.
The exercise started on Monday, July 11, 2016, with ‘warnings’ from the Met Office regarding adverse weather and from the Environment Agency about the growing risk of regional flooding.
The emergency services, including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), and partners put procedures in place to ensure that where possible properties and critical infrastructure were protected and the public were warned. This theme was carried on through Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
To ensure that both players and plans were tested to their full, a dramatic scenario developed on Thursday, July 14, whereby the bank on the Dove Stone Reservoir in Oldham was breached and water cascaded through a number of boroughs within Greater Manchester.
This meant that evacuation procedures had to be put in place and rest centres set up. Later in the day, a coach ploughed into the River Tame in a mock crash and a full-scale search and rescue operation was carried out.
Paul Argyle, GMFRS’ Deputy County Fire Officer and Chair of Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, said: “Exercise Triton II was a hugely complex emergency planning exercise and I would like to thank all of the agencies that have taken part this week.
"This was a very detailed scenario which had impacts across every part of the region and necessitated a full range of partners taking part.
"The scale of the destruction and chaos in the exercise was deliberately designed to test the region at full stretch.
"We have to do this to ensure we are well prepared to deal with any future real-life event or disaster that might occur – and it is also invaluable that those taking part got the chance to practise essential response skills that would be used during a major incident like this.
"I would particularly like to thank all the volunteers who took part in this exercise. The patience and understanding of local residents and communities on Thursday (as response plans went into effect at 'live' sites) was also greatly appreciated.
“All players have now been 'stood down'. Our next task is to evaluate how the exercise went, step by step. We will want to find out what worked well and crucially to identify and learn any lessons that could help us in the future in real-life situations. I would like to point out that incidents as extreme as this are highly unlikely, but ensuring we practice our response means that we are ready to respond to a variety of scenarios."
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps 4th Artillery Battalion prepare to fire their 155mm Howitzer down range at Camp Dra near the city of TanTan, Morocco, during Exercise African Lion, 23 May 2011. African Lion is a joint U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Moroccan Army exercise in which they closely working together in a variety of bi-lateral training evolutions including small-arms, crew-served weapons, live fire on maneuver ranges, and bi-lateral weapons systems familiarization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell)
A gunner from the 1st Estonian Infantry Brigade's Air Defence Battalion loads live rounds into ammunition boxes for the ZSU 23-2 anti aircraft guns in Rutja, Estonia during live fire training on Exercise Siil (Hedgehog), 03 May 2018. NATO photo by SSgt Dan Bardsley GBRA OR7
An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division engages targets at a combined, joint live-fire accuracy screening test range May 10 in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion was a two-weeklong multinational exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in order to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division (released)
Soldiers from the MDW Special Response Team 289th Military Police Company "The Old Guard", 947th Military Police Det. K-9 and FBI Washington Field Office SWAT conducted a joint field training exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico Apr. 3, 2017. The purpose of the training is to foster coordination through joint team training and collectively share best practices to improve existing and future training, agency policy and standard operating procedures. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Austin L. Thomas)
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The stars come out over the search teams of the Arctic Response Company Group as they press on with their hunt for missing air crew and equipment. .
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On Exercise First Run members of the Arctic Response Company Group (ARCG) are rehearsing their drills for a dismounted deployment to the high arctic in support of a recovery operation for a major air disaster..
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Photo by MCpl Cameron Skrypnyk. Copyright 2014 DND/MDN.
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Sgt Maggie Gosse, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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Swedish corvette HSwMS Nyköping (front) and Standing NATO Maritime Group One flagship Danish ship HDMS Esbern Snare work together with other ships and aircraft to find a submarine during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise as part of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2018 on October 25, 2018. Sweden is a NATO Partner participating in the exercise with troops and equipment. One of NATO’s closest partners, Sweden has high-end military capabilities and highly professional forces. Exercising together strengthens our partnership and improves our ability to work together. Photo: Lieutenant Commander Rob Kasteleijn, Standing NATO Maritime Group Two Staff Public Affairs Officer.
Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Sgt Maggie Gosse, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
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Portuguese mechanized infantry conducting offensive operations in Santa Margarida, Portugal, during JOINTEX 15 as part of NATO’s exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 on October 29, 2015
Photo: Sgt Sebastien Frechette, PA Technician
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Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 17, which took place at 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa from 19 to 22 September, provided an opportunity for Canadian Army stakeholders and civilian leaders to experience a personal and in-depth understanding of Canadian Army capabilities, equipment as well as the professionalism and skill of Canadian soldiers.
Photo By: Pte Thomas Lee, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
L’exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT 2017, qui s’est tenu à la Base de soutien de la 4e Division du Canada Petawawa, du 19 au 22 septembre, a procuré à des intervenants liés à l’Armée canadienne et à des dirigeants civils une occasion de voir et de bien comprendre personnellement en quoi consistent les capacités et l’équipement de l’Armée canadienne, de même que de se rendre compte du professionnalisme et des compétences des soldats canadiens.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Matthew Feeman, of 80th Fighter Squadron out of Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, escapes simulated enemy forces and navigates to a designated extracted location during a survive, evade, resist and escape (SERE) exercise in support of Red Flag - Alaska (RF-A) near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 14, 2008. Feeman is role-playing a downed pilot who was shot down behind enemy lines. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces flown under simulated air-combat conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder/Released)
A French Mirage 2000-D of the French Air Force, takes off from Leeuwarden Airbase.
Photo: OR-8 Sebastien Raffin / FRA Army
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EXERCISE TRIDENT JAGUAR 2015
In this image: Brigadier Nesmith, Chief Officer for G6 Branch sits alone in a quieter part of the JWC complex.
The ARRC is being tested on Exercise Trident Jaguar at The Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.
This is so the ARRC can begin the role of a ready, stand-by Joint Task Force HQ for conducting a Crisis Response Small Joint Operation.
The ARRC was the NATO Response Force in 2013, and has built Joint planning and control capabilities upon those foundations in the past 18 months, making the headquarters a key command and control element in the NATO Force Structure.
Photographer: Sgt Mike O’Neill, RLC ABIPP, Photographer, HQ ARRC