Thursday, November 11, 2010

The introduction of the Long knife Brigade begins

FORT HOOD, Texas-10 Soldiers targeting and Acquisition team, headquarters and headquarters battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd field artillery was the first operation of a new Dawn in support of Iraq, separated 2 from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.


Long Knife Brigade is the first advise and assist the brigade sharing, because the operation Iraqi Freedom was brought to an end and the operation of a new Dawn began to Sept 1 day.


"Everyone has trained," said the Chief Warrant Officer Charles Brooks, the team leader."We are here to protect the power of our deployment and that continues despite the operation of a new Dawn."


Targeting and acquisition team is responsible for Indirect identification of the Brigade attacks became the different systems, including radar. team is essential to the Brigade Commander shall send the necessary information is protected in the same place.


"This team is to use the EQ-36 radar deployed in the environment, the army's first" said Lt. column Robert Magee, FA 5-82nd Commander."They've been training hard in conjunction with eight months to make sure Maqui Berry Cleanse they know how to use the system and to identify correctly if the enemy targets system."


4Th BCT has been equipped with EQ-36 radar as part of the Brigade's sensor systems and submit it to the first, real-world test, as used in support of its mission, new Dawn during deployment.


"I know their own work," said Pvt. James Brock, firefinder-radar operator team. "This is my first time, and I learned a lot about the EQ-36 during the training field. has a large radar. "

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