Serving the Soldiers, Civilians and Families of 2nd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div. Issue 134 November 22, 2013

Brigade jumps to readiness Story and photo bySgt. Matt Waymire2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers of HHT, 2STB, set up the mobile tactical operations center to prepare for any future missions the unit may have while deployed on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 16.

A “jump” TOC has the same capabilities as a normal operation center, but is smaller and made to be mobile. It includes multiple pieces of communication equipment, and secure and non-secure Internet connectivity for staff of the brigade to stay connected during the battle.

Sgt. Justin McGarvey, left, infantryman, Staff Sgt. Marc Leonard, center, Bradley fighting vehicle system maintainer, and Sgt. Carter McSwain, right, intelligence analyst, all of the HHT, 2STB, roll a DRASH tent to its staging area at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 16,. “Warhorse” Soldiers built a “jump” tactical operations center to train on establishing a mobile mission command.

“It’s easy to fall into the garrison mindset of mission command where everything is established,” said Sgt. Maj. Kevin Muhlenbeck, brigade operations sergeant major, HHT, 2nd STB. “So this will give the infrastructure to let the brigade commander have effective ability to conduct mission command.”

Making sure the jump TOC is ready to go at a moment’s notice is important for more than just the commander.

“We’ve lost some of the Soldiers we trained with to prepare for our mission in Kuwait,” said Staff Sgt. Pedro Pichardo, assistant brigade operations sergeant, HHT,

2nd STB. “We have to make sure the Soldiers we have now know what they’re doing.”

All Soldiers of the brigade staff were encouraged to participate in the set up.

“The goal today is to have the Soldiers pretty proficient in what they have to do regardless of what their role is in the set up and takedown,” said Pichardo, also an armor crewman.“I want to feel comfortable that it’s fully operational and won’t fall down on us when we set it up anywhere.”

Throughout the deployment, the brigade staff will partner with multiple countries in the region and plans to use the jump TOC for those situations.

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Col. Omar Jones IV......................2nd ABCT CommanderCommand Sgt. Maj. Robert Lehtonen 2nd ABCT CSMMaj. Chris Maestas.................................................PAO OICStaff Sgt. Andrew Porch..................................PAO NCOICSgt. Matt Waymire.............................Layout and DesignStaff Sgt. Andrew Porch............................................Editor

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‘Death Dealers’ go to the range

A tank crew assigned to Company C, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., shoot a round as they attempt to qualify on their M1A2 Abrams Tank at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 12. Tank crewmembers are required to shoot both night and day qualifications with all gunning for a top score of 800.

Pfc. Adrian Echeverra, indirect fire infantryman, HHC, 1st Bn., 67th Armor Reg., prepares to load 120mm Mortor round during gunnery qualification at a Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 12.

The last flight containing a group of Soldiers set to deploy from the 2nd ABCT arrived at Camp Buehring, Nov. 9. Though some Soldiers might be late deployers, this was the last flight containing a large ammount of Soldiers.

Trail arrivesPhotos by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

Photos by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

3-16 FARDyanne Beckman.........................................................526-1635dyanne.m.beckman.civ@mail.mil

1-67 ARSGT James Riggs...........................................................524-1476James.g.riggs.mil@mail.mil

204th BSBMSG Nolan Johnson....................................................526-4172nolan.j.johnson.mil@mail.mil

2-8 INUrsula Pittman...........................................................526-0727ursula.t.pittman.civ@mail.mil 2 STBSGT Tanisha Scott.....................................................503-2602tanisha.m.scott2.mil@mail.mil

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2nd ABCTValarie Adams............................................................524-4797valarie.a.adams.civ@mail.mil

1-10 CAVFrancy Arvizu..............................................................526-1946francy.arvizu.civ@mail.mil

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