HOHENFELS -- Germany. The Joint Multinational Readiness Center continues its partnership with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from the United Kingdom along with a core group of U.S. cadets and cadre from the U.S. Military Academy to help develop and asses their military's future leaders, here.
During this training, which JMRC has hosted annually since 2013, JMRC's Observer, Coach/Trainer teams assist U.S. military and British military instructors training Cadets executing their final field exercises for tactical validation at the Hohenfels Training Area, July 14 through 22.
"Our trainers at JMRC provide the USMA and RMAS Cadre with leadership and tactical insight," said Sgt. 1st Class Kofi Kyereme, Observer, Coach/Trainer from JMRC's Vampire Team and noncommissioned officer in charge of plans for the USMA and RMAS operation.
JMRC provides the necessary role players, trainers and opposing forces to assist in detailed scenarios challenging the cadets.
JMRC's OC/Ts also ensure USMA and RMAS personnel conduct appropriate composite risk management to ensure safety at all levels, including Soldier safety and the safety of the local civilian population wherever they operate.
"There are approximately 230 Cadets from RMAS and 40 Cadets from USMA participating in training," said Capt. William R. Butcher, RMAS Exercise Assistant Chief Instructor of Plans.
The validation exercises emulate current conflicts and an operating environment that incorporates battlefield enablers to defeat a complex insurgent network.
There are definite advantages to USMA and RMAS cadets using the Hohenfels Training Area.
"Coming to Hohenfels to conduct RMAS last exercise has been great for the cadets," said Butcher. "Executing the exercise here offers the interaction with facilitators not readily available at other training areas."
A primary asset is the cadets' familiarization with interoperability.
"The cadets will have future interactions augmenting with American Soldiers in operations," said Butcher, "there are definite benefits exposing them early on."
Cadets practice individual to platoon-level tactical training in urban and rural environments, or a combination of these settings in various scenarios.
Another advantage of training in Hohenfels for the cadets is the opportunity to implement a global positioning system called Deployable Instrumentation System -- Europe (DIS-E).
"The cadets are outfitted with GPS vests," said Spc. Christopher Kerr of the 7th Army Training Command who is in charge of tracking the movement of the Cadets as they execute tactical exercise in the training area though the DIS-E.
"The DIS-E tracks their movement within a minute," said Kerr. "DIS-E will track any interaction the cadets have with the opposing forces."
The DIS-E is effective in after action reviews allowing trainers to judge a Cadet's decision making skills during an operation, and provide constructive feedback to help the cadets grow as leaders.
As part of the fully immersive experience that JMRC offers units who train here, the Aviation OCT team provides air assets in support of the cadet training missions.
"The cadets practice medical evacuation training, cold-load training and communicating with a UH-60 Blackhawk crew," said Butcher.
The cadets of USMA and RMAS are reliant on JMRC conducting Situational Training Exercises (STX) which culminate in a battalion-level cumulative exercise.
Completing these final field exercises helps ensure the cadets are fit to commission into the United States or British Army.
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