February STX
by CDT Anderson
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On Saturday, the 23rd of February, the Wildcat Battalion at the University of Arizona conducted its first Situational Tactical Exercise (STX) of the semester. Cadets arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Base at 0600 with loaded ruck sacks ready for a full day of intense training.
The situations for training included Ambush, Reconnaissance and Squad Attack. Cadets were thrilled to find that the Ambush training was conducted with paint ball weapons. Cadet Richard Burd found that using paintballs on the lanes helped to make the lanes more realistic and provided a greater opportunity for leadership development.
Wildcat Battalion cadets only have one more opportunity to sharpen tactical leadership skills through STX lanes before the Joint Field Training Exercise at the end of April, leading up to Warrior Forge 2008. However, with the high quality of training these Cadets receive, all definitely be prepared to excel at Warrior Forge and in future careers as Officers in the United States Army.
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by CDT Anderson
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On Saturday, the 23rd of February, the Wildcat Battalion at the University of Arizona conducted its first Situational Tactical Exercise (STX) of the semester. Cadets arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Base at 0600 with loaded ruck sacks ready for a full day of intense training.
The situations for training included Ambush, Reconnaissance and Squad Attack. Cadets were thrilled to find that the Ambush training was conducted with paint ball weapons. Cadet Richard Burd found that using paintballs on the lanes helped to make the lanes more realistic and provided a greater opportunity for leadership development.
Wildcat Battalion cadets only have one more opportunity to sharpen tactical leadership skills through STX lanes before the Joint Field Training Exercise at the end of April, leading up to Warrior Forge 2008. However, with the high quality of training these Cadets receive, all definitely be prepared to excel at Warrior Forge and in future careers as Officers in the United States Army.
View the photographs for this event