FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers took a break from their normal training and work Feb. 6 to focus on issues that matter in their everyday lives.
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion "Thunder Horse," 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conducted their annual safety stand down training Feb. 6 to ensure they are in compliance with Army policies and to learn about the many programs available for Soldiers and Families on the installation.
The training, conducted in Howze Auditorium, consisted of Equal Opportunity, Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention, Army Substance Abuse Program, medical and motorcycle safety, and information security. Briefers included battalion personnel and representatives from local agencies that provide assistance to Soldiers and their Families.
In the interim between major training events, and in consideration of the stressors that deployments and rotational exercises place on service members and their families, battalion leadership wanted to take the opportunity to emphasize the importance of key topics that affect military Families.
Soldiers from 2-12 Cav. participated in Combined Resolve III, a major exercise alongside NATO allies and partner-nation forces at the Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in southeastern Germany from October to November 2014 and are preparing for gunneries at Fort Hood and an upcoming training rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.
"Safety awareness is an ongoing task and very important heading into the upcoming training during the grueling Central Texas summer," said Capt. Reginald Robinson, battalion safety officer, 2-12 Cav.
The battalion will also conduct officer and noncommissioned officer professional development sessions on a variety of topics to refine and sharpen skills among leaders.
"Despite all the training we've conducted over the past year, a refresher is nice, because it helps prevent complacency," said Cpl. Cristal Chagollan, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-12 Cav.
Thunder Horse Soldiers also use other preventative and risk mitigations methods, like close-out safety briefs, to create a safer, better working environment for Soldiers and their Families.
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