FORT STEWART, Ga. - The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team “Spartan” Soldiers set up to test and train on new integration/communication equipment May 3-20 during the brigade’s Command Post Exercise held at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sergeant First Class Mark De Jesus, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd HBCT Public Affairs, 3rd Infantry Division, said the training was definitely instrumental to the brigade’s combat readiness.
“As a headquarters company, we have to be able to not only set up a [Tactical Advanced Center] in a timely manner, but also set it up so that it runs smoothly with no problems at all,” said Sgt. 1st Class De Jesus. “If the headquarters cannot perform, the battalions have no guidance and the commander has no voice.”
According to Maj. David Sheehan, Spartan Battle Command Officer, HHC, 2HBCT, 3rd ID, training on the new equipment came at the perfect time for the unit.
“This is our first time setting up the TAC since redeploying so pulling the equipment out of reset and getting all the Soldiers familiarized with it was a must,” he said.
The major said fortunately, the training was going so well for the Spartans, they were more than prepared to welcome and allow a distinguished Chinese delegation to visit the brigade’s TAC, May 19 during the delegation’s visit to Fort Stewart.
“The visit from the Chinese delegation accelerated our training greatly; we had been working hard from the beginning to meet all points on a tight time line and to be able to host the Chinese, show them some of the technology our Army has without any mishaps was excellent,” said Maj. Sheehan.
The training also included support from Soldiers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade at Hunter Army Airfield with their Apache and Kiowa helicopters, along with U. S. Marine Corps F/A-18 jets from Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort.
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