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southern exposu Red Arrow brigade trains By Staff Sgt. Blair Heusdens 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Florida National Guard What does it take to pick up and move an entire brigade 1,300 miles for three weeks? A whole lot of coordination and planning, according to Col. Steve Bensend, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The brigade is conducting nearly three weeks of training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., to brush up on the skills they will use during their upcoming mobilization to Iraq in February. When planning the unit’s Annual Training this year, the leaders of the 32nd considered the many Soldiers who attend college and the Wisconsin winters — cold, snowy winters when weather conditions can halt training and keep Soldiers indoors. They decided to conduct the training in a warmer climate to allow Soldiers maximum training time on the ground. “We could have done Fort McCoy in the fall,” Bensend said, “but that would have taken another semester away from our Soldiers who are in school.” Sgt. Stan Grandt, an infantry team leader for 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts physical training during the unit’s stay at Camp Blanding, Fla. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Baltz, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment To facilitate the brigade’s training, Wisconsin’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is taking charge of much of the 32nd Brigade’s support services while they are training, as well as running rifle ranges so the 32nd can focus on training. “We are trying to be a force multiplier for the 32nd,” said Col. Mark Michie, commander of the 157th. The Wisconsin Soldiers didn’t get the warmth and sunshine they were hoping for in Florida. But even with temperatures dipping into the 30s with drizzling rain and fog, the Left: Red Arrow Soldiers wind down after completing training for the day. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Baltz, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment 22 at ease
e: in Sunshine State Above and Left: Soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team train at Camp Blanding using XCTC — Exportable Combat Training Capability. Photos supplied by SRI International March 2009 23
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