Not sure why I don't see yesterday's posting on the website but here's today's installment.
We learned the principles of cordoning an area, then conducting search. We spent the morning in a classroom and did some paper-and-pencil exercises on using 100 soldiers and various equipment to isolate an area, set up check points and develop a plan to get the HTV, high value target.
In the PM, we saddled up the Hummers and put on our armor and went to a hill overlooking some of the married housing here at Fort Riley. We then laid out a "sand board" like you saw in old movies with the map, markers representing soldiers, etc. We discussed our action plan with the SSG (staff sergeant) and provided critique. The best part was the view of Kansas from a high point. We could see storms 10 miles distant drifting by and saw a harvester working on hay. Very serene.
We also received the great news that we will get a 2 week FRP, family readiness period in 3 weeks just before we head out to A-stan. Translation, we get to see our families for 2 weeks and don't have to use up vacation (leave) time.
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I once had a weather instructor, during flight training, from Kansas. He said the scenery was so boring that the only that broke the straight line horizon was jackrabbit ears and buffalo droppings. I think he may have used a different term for droppings, but that was long, long time ago.
--Roy
Insert "thing" between "only" and "that" in the second sentence of my comment. I have got to proofread better before publishing the comment.
--Roy
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