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Military Police soldiers attached to the 10th Mountain Division pull security at Turani village while searching for a high-value target alongside Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police role-players during a training exercise at the mock vil...
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A soldier with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, rushes towards an enemy-occupied building with a translator and an Afghan National Army role-player while searching for a high-value target during a training exe...
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Soldiers with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, rush a casualty towards a medevac outside the mock village of Turani after a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., March 19....
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Soldiers with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, storm a building within the mock village of Turani after taking fire during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., March 19...
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FORT POLK, La. - Soldiers preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan were able to experience a picture of reality during a village raid training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., March 19.
Soldiers with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, entered the mock village of Turani to search for a suspected high-value target. Partnering with Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniform Police role players, soldiers split into two groups and formed a perimeter around the village.
At their home station, the soldiers may have only had enough resources to rehearse a raid mission, but here they were able to practice as if they were truly in theater. As soldiers and the ANA prepared to move through the village, the command group prepared to meet with village leaders to coordinate the conditions of the search.
"The scenarios here are a lot more complicated and involve a lot more training aspects," said Capt. Jake Reidel, B Company, 2-14th Inf. Regt. commander. "It allows a level of training you just can
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