Pioneers complete the mission
By. 1st Lt. Christopher Knebel
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Soldiers from 3rd Battalion 312th Training Support Regiment wrap up their mobilization as Observer Coach/Trainers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom marking the end of the First Army post-mobilization training mission at JB MDL.
"100 percent mission accomplishment and a job well done!" said LTC Daphne D. Davis, Commander, 3-312th TSBn at the unit award ceremony, May 7, 2015.
In total 3-312th TSBn collectively trained over 1800 service members during their eight months on ground. The 3-312th TSBn operated multiple individual and collective post-mobilization training lanes and are now transitioning to support Guard and Reserve pre-mobilization major collective training events in accordance with Operation Bold Shift.
"What's most exciting about these new challenges is our transition from a post-mob training mission to a pre-mob training mission and all the new opportunities that will bring our command to hone our skills and continue to provide trained, professional and operationally experienced OC/T's in support of these Reserve and Guard partnerships," explained Davis, a full-time Active Guard Reserve Commander and a native of Kentucky.
On September 22, 2014, more than 70 Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve were activated out of Fort Meade, Md. to continue supporting post mobilization training conducted by the 174th Infantry Brigade at JB MDL. Prior to assuming the training reigns all OC/T's were certified in accordance with the Frist Army Academy standards ensuring each instructor possessed all the tools necessary to provide relevant and state-of-the-art training.
"Something I am very proud of is that, during this mobilization, I feel that the Soldiers we instructed received the best training we had to offer. I am very proud of the work that we did here for the service members that were going overseas," said Sgt Adam Martinez, a native of North Canton, Ohio and an assistant professor at The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Soldiers came together under the 3-312th TSBn from multiple units headquartered under First Army Division East. Together, 3rd Battalion, 348th Regiment out of Starke, Fla., and 2nd Battalion, 312th Regiment out of Coraopolis, Pa. joined the 3-312th ranks October 16, 2014 when the unit reported ready for duty at the Mobilization Force Generation Installation in New Jersey. Each of the three companies in the battalion held a vital mission, training service members before they deployed overseas.
"Teaching service members is a qualitatively different experience from teaching civilians. Service Members are always motivated when they came to class and very interested in the material I taught and put forth their greatest effort when I instructed them," explained Martinez served as an OC/T on the tactical communications platform. "As a college instructor the vast quantity of my experience was able to transfer over. Instruction is mostly about looking into the student's eyes and seeing if they understand the situation."
In addition to the communications training lanes, the 3-312th TSBn was also responsible for drivers training, Modern Army Combatives Program, night and day land navigation, cultural awareness, Combat Lifesaving, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear and Explosive (CBRN) Army Warrior Tasks.
May 14, 2015, the 3-312th Soldiers are scheduled to depart the joint base after completing a successful eight month mobilization here.
"Throughout the mission, the 3-312th did not receive one negative AAR comment from the multitude of Soldiers that passed-through each lane, we did not miss a single training start time, and not one injury occurred on the lanes as a result of negligence," remarked Davis. "Continue to challenge yourself and grow both personally and professionally. Remember to focus on the 'good stuff' and stay in the "Right Now"!"
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