The chief of the Navy Reserve visited McCrady Training Center last week to observe sailors in training for deployment and to brief them on the Chief of Naval Operations' new Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority.
Reserve Sailors preparing to go down range attend training at McCrady to gather the skills they will need should they find themselves in tough situations during their deployments.
"The training that our Army brothers and sisters are providing is just absolutely critical to those Sailors that are going forward into the theater," Vice Adm. Robin R. Braun said during her visit.
During briefings, she explained CNO Adm. John M. Richardson's "Four Lines of Effort," which focus on warfighting, learning faster, strengthening the Navy team and building partnerships. Then, she detailed the core attributes - integrity, accountability, initiative and toughness - that would guide Navy decisions and actions.
"Toughness" is a new guiding principle, she said. In his new "design," Richardson defines the trait as being able to "take a hit and keep going, tapping all sources of strength and resilience: rigorous training for operations and combat, the fighting spirit of our people, and the steadfast support of our Families.
"We don't give up the ship."
Braun held an all hands call with the Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training leadership, then spent time answering Sailors' questions.
After an all-hands call, she visited training sites where Sailors were engaged in a host of training activities, the first stop being Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle "rollover" training.
During training, the Sailors get into vehicles mounted on equipment that can roll the vehicles 360 degrees. The Sailors strap themselves into the upright vehicle and close the doors.
The vehicles then rotate onto their side or roofs, and the occupants must find a way out and establish perimeters around the vehicles to protect it, one another other and any possibly injured shipmates.
After watching several evolutions of rollover training, Braun was escorted outside to watch Sailors taking turns being "wounded" while their shipmates practiced carefully transporting them in a litter.
"I've been very impressed with the team here," Braun said, "not only our Navy Sailors but, especially, the Army support that's given."
The brief medical training Sailors receive save lives down range.
The group then moved on to watch Sailors practice with 9mm handguns and followed by observing another group practice inside a virtual trainer with M4 rifles. After hours of weapons training, Sailors qualify on a live range.
"I very much appreciate the support (the Army) gives to our Sailors," Braun said, citing "their commitment to sending people forward who are trained and ready and confident in what they are doing."
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