Company 546, 385th Military Police Battalion, conducted their annual active shooter training, here at Fort Stewart on July 13, 2017.
The training is being conducted to provide the community with better equipped Soldiers to handle an active shooter situation.
"This training is crucial, especially due to the recent increase in active shooter threats both stateside and abroad," said Staff Sgt. Daniel Melchiorre, a platoon sergeant in Company 546, and noncommissioned officer in charge of the range where the training was being conducted.
During this training, Soldiers go through a crawl, walk, run phase to make sure they get the fundamentals down and get a better understanding of what they are doing.
Melchiorre said, "It is a very intense and stressful situation and this training gives the soldiers a sense of what an active shooter situation would be like."
The Soldiers first went through a floor plan of a building and learned how to properly clear rooms and hallways.
Afterwards, they went over how to react to coming under fire, how to neutralize the threat and secure the target.
Finally, the military police men and women combined their newly taught skills into practice -- successfully clearing the location in a realistic active shooter scenario.
"The training is very positive," said Spc. Irving Cintron, a Soldier in Company 546. "Reaction in a stressful environment makes every movement between you and your partner that much more vital."
"The most important thing during this exercise is communication," said Cintron. "Knowing where your partner is going to be is important to make sure that no one from your team gets hurt when and if this becomes a real situation."
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