FORT HOOD, Texas-Soldiers at the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division headquarters testing regime all shelters and equipment and tactical operations center (TOC) exercise, here, aug 23-Sept 2.
For the purposes of this exercise, ensure the Brigade's headquarters is a fully functional activities of the Centre when they use and ensure the two week all systems are fully functional, integrated, tested and proven to work, said Miami native 1st Sgt. Uhuru Salmon, the first sergeant head office and principal place of business of the troop, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
"The importance of this task we use our system for reporting to the tactical Brigade Commander, the situation on the battlefield systems that we use to talk about working with entities and squadrons, make sure" explains the original Philadelphia, Sergeant Major General Robert Leimer, Ironhorse activities sergeant major.
"When we validate [devices], we know that we can move this [the tactical Operations Center] anywhere in the world, set it up with action to combat and the least possible disturbance to the," Leimer continued. "Since we have already been carried out confirmations and made all of the devices is working."
Prior to the unit to perform validations, it is important to apply for.
"When [Unit] came back from Iraq, the device is either expired or had been updated through there, and it is used.So what to do is take it, and then enabled again, "said Charles City, Iowa native, Shawn McCumber, Ironhorse Brigade for the Digital Masters are in a gunner." Then it comes back to the unit and the unit Now. for the purposes of this exercise, the reason is the unit need to specify all of the device and the check itself. "
Exercise began the morning development-23 that carrying many truck loads of equipment motorpool training site.The devices are vehicles, tents, generators, computers and networks. Seven hours later 107 ° heat tents was assembled, and adjustable air conditioning and electricity was installed.
The transaction further communications trade in wired network cables for the construction of the network, and then plug it into a variety of digital systems using each component.
"Ironhorse set the TOC per day, and they were running network cables on the day," McCumber pointed out."We are you find problems, we are looking at problems and resolve them.
By McCumber has too many systems can be calculated, but the systems, "System of Systems", that is to say, the mother has a control-system. "Without the use of systems and network, in this case, it would be impossible to complete the following. "
Outer shell in the middle of the operation of the equipment, the use of tactical or TOC EX
is not a new US Army, but Ironhorse Brigade headquarters is new.
Before the introduction of the registered place of business of the 2009-2010 troop their tents and older used different. in January for their return after they have been taken of old equipment and now use the tent system known headquarters fast Assembly carried out at the time of or DRASH.
"We use [DRASH] [national Training Center] explained," Salmon ".So this is definitely important NEGATIVE because We See this period we have learned a lot about what and does not go to the right. "
It is important to understand how to establish and operate these tents, when we come into direct contact with the NEGATIVE, Leimer explain. "If we cannot talk about tactical through our system, then we would not be able to carry out our mission there. "
7. six months after the TOC EX design it was a success, said the Salmon.
"This exercise for me was complete success" says McCumber. "Due to the fact that we've found our shortcomings and are supporting document for such advance fixing.
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