During a 92nd MP Bn. leader development exercise dubbed Phoenix Forge, 2nd Lt. Alexander Raftopoulos, 3rd platoon leader, 13th MP Co., 92nd MP Bn., 4th MEB, 1st Inf. Div., participates as a member of a team conducting a training scenario where the mi...

Spc. Daniel Barrow, center standing, 13th Military Policy Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, medic, evaluates application of bandages by Staff Sgt. Joshua Roberts, 3rd platoon sergeant, left, and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Kines, right, 1st platoon serg...

Spc. XX XXX, a XX with 000th Military Police Company, 92nd MP Bn., 4th MEB, 1st Inf. Div., leaves his place of cover to execute a short sprint, known as a 3 to 5 second rush, while he participates in his unit's leader development exercise Phoenix For...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri -- Some leaders with the 92nd Military Police "Phoenix" Battalion, part of the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conducted a unit leader development program, April 9, at Fort Leonard Wood.

The event, dubbed Phoenix Forge, was designed to provide a holistic approach to challenging Soldiers and included tasks such as a 12-mile foot march, providing medical aid, communication challenges, written exams, engaging enemy forces while recovering a downed unmanned aerial vehicle and a range.

The participating troops were evaluated during Phoenix Forge as they executed diverse scenario-based missions.

"During Phoenix Forge, we certified platoon leaders and platoon sergeants on individual shoot, move and communicate tasks, as well as lead, train and maintain tasks," said Capt. Piper Reeve, 92nd MP Bn. training officer.

While "Be, Know and Do" is a leadership phrase heard often in Army formations, Staff Sgt. Joshua Roberts, a platoon sergeant with the 92nd MP Bn.'s 988th MP Company, said it's important to put it into practice.

"If we expect our soldiers to do something, we should know how to do it," said Roberts. "Today was mostly reinforcing those skills already learned because a lot of them are perishable."

Reeve said the training events were designed to be physically, technically, and tactically challenging for those involved.

While event organizers touted the diverse tasks and challenges to the participating troops, Roberts summed up the end result of all the tireless planning and execution of Phoenix Forge.

"It lets the battalion command team know they have competent and capable leaders," Roberts said.