Fire Team Tactics (February Squad STX and IMT Lab)
by CDT Megan Wagner
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During the 20 February lab, the Wildcat Battalion gathered on the UA mall for training in some of the elements of movement and fire team tactics. The lab was broken into three segments, all of which included theoretical teaching and practical exercise. One was an introduction to the battle drills for conducting an ambush and recon mission. Another was setting up an Operational Rally Point and the final was reacting to near and far ambush. “It was a good introduction to the ambush and recon before doing it at STX” said Brian Estes, an MSIII preparing to go to Warrior Forge this summer. These three elements are only a very small part of the squad tactical exercises the cadets conduct for evaluations, but every element is important and labs such as these help the cadets focus on the details that will help them succeed at Warrior Forge.
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by CDT Megan Wagner
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During the 20 February lab, the Wildcat Battalion gathered on the UA mall for training in some of the elements of movement and fire team tactics. The lab was broken into three segments, all of which included theoretical teaching and practical exercise. One was an introduction to the battle drills for conducting an ambush and recon mission. Another was setting up an Operational Rally Point and the final was reacting to near and far ambush. “It was a good introduction to the ambush and recon before doing it at STX” said Brian Estes, an MSIII preparing to go to Warrior Forge this summer. These three elements are only a very small part of the squad tactical exercises the cadets conduct for evaluations, but every element is important and labs such as these help the cadets focus on the details that will help them succeed at Warrior Forge.
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