Warriors in Peace Operations - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army
Warriors in Peace Operations - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army
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company tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and log efforts, as well as f<strong>in</strong>ish off leave<br />
schedules before the school year got <strong>in</strong>to full sw<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong>. It<br />
was not to be. Although Srebrenica and Gorazde had fallen,<br />
the new push was for Bihac. SETAF wanted to ensure that<br />
its TF Lion could adjust to a new possible location, so on<br />
short notice we comb<strong>in</strong>ed forces for Mounta<strong>in</strong> Shield II. MS<br />
II was aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> Graf. The 72nd provided C 2 over the<br />
reach-back locations <strong>in</strong> Heidelberg. Aga<strong>in</strong>, there were lots of<br />
problems with the NATO 4B satellite. At least this time we<br />
got to meet with the NATO Communications Organization<br />
and Signal Support Activity (NACOSA) and the Regional<br />
Satellite Support Center (RSSC) representatives about the<br />
problem dur<strong>in</strong>g the exercise. This set the stage for a<br />
follow-on test later <strong>in</strong> November.<br />
October 1995 brought a plethora of new tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
requirements, m<strong>in</strong>e awareness, etc. The only real difficulty<br />
was that certification for these tasks could be acquired only<br />
through the Seventh <strong>Army</strong> Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Center (7ATC) at<br />
Grafenwoehr, which led to large logistics requirements as<br />
we worked to get soldiers tra<strong>in</strong>ed through each of the<br />
required U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Europe (USAREUR) wickets. At the<br />
same time, we (the commanders and staff) were meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
regularly to work what we knew of the mission<br />
requirements. At this time the battalion still had not gotten<br />
firm guidance on missions and customers. Consequently,<br />
and co<strong>in</strong>cidentally, no one was allowed down-range to see<br />
the actual ground we were to set up on. An Allied Force<br />
Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) team, which really had no<br />
concept of our needs and really was not concerned with<br />
them, had done the only surveys of our NATO sites. They<br />
were mostly account<strong>in</strong>g for the Tactical Satellite Ground<br />
Term<strong>in</strong>al (TSGT) and other NATO assets that they would<br />
be br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the theater. EOM October/November<br />
brought plann<strong>in</strong>g for Brigade Exercise Soar<strong>in</strong>g Eagle,<br />
which was orig<strong>in</strong>ally planned to be the follow-on exercise for<br />
Roll<strong>in</strong>g Eagle. It would <strong>in</strong>corporate several networks<br />
together, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 22nd Signal Brigade (MSE) and ARRC.<br />
As it turned out, the dynamic nature of the plann<strong>in</strong>g at this<br />
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