CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Troopers from 4th Battalion, seventieth Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Fight Group, 1st Armored Division, fired their tanks, howitzers and Bradleys throughout the live-fire portion of their speedy deployment readiness train at Rodriguez Stay-Fireplace Advanced, South Korea, Aug. 5-9, 2024.
The battalion, primarily based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, arrived throughout the last week of July and drew their fight gear from Military prepositioned inventory maintained on the Korean Peninsula by the nineteenth Expeditionary Sustainment Command and 403rd Military Discipline Help Brigade. The twenty fifth Transportation Battalion transported 1ABCT’s newly donned gear from Daegu metropolis to RLFC for the live-fire validation.
After zeroing their weapons, 1ABCT Troopers fired their M1A2 Abrams tanks, M109-A6 Paladins and M2A3 Bradley Combating Automobiles all through the week.
“Activity Power Thunderbolts acquired a no discover deployment train the place we had been capable of reveal our skill to undertaking fight energy into the Indo-Pacific underneath a condensed timeline,” mentioned Lt. Col. Christopher Lorete, 4th Battalion commander. “We quickly drew our fight fleet from the Military Preposition Inventory-4 to help the Military in validating its fight readiness in a crucial space of accountability.”
On July 17, 4th Battalion, seventieth Armored Regiment Troopers had been notified they would go away Fort Bliss for a no-notice deployment readiness train. Six days later, they started drawing their fight gear at Camp Carroll, South Korea. This deployment readiness train is a part of Pacific Fortitude, which is a part of a longstanding settlement to help the Republic of Korea – U.S. alliance.
The speedy deployment train is a normal, routine readiness validation the place a U.S. Military unit is examined on its skill to quickly deploy personnel efficiently to a given surroundings, conduct coaching and redeploy again to their residence station. This train additionally checks the swift deployment and decisive utilization of autos and gear already current on the Korean peninsula. Military Prepositioned Inventory-4, or APS-4, are strategically positioned caches of warfighting gear in Korea and Japan that function a crucial part of the U.S. Military’s skill to quickly undertaking fight energy all through the Indo-Pacific.
“We’re extraordinarily happy with our crew who labored tirelessly to arrange our gear to conduct squad and platoon collective coaching, culminating in tank platoon live-fires and a mixed ROK-U.S. mechanized infantry platoon live-fire,” Lorete mentioned. “This chance to coach as a part of Pacific Fortitude enhances our operational readiness enabling our crew to develop and be taught every single day and reinforces our dedication to the ROK in sustaining safety and stability on the Korean peninsula. It’s an honor to coach facet by facet with our Republic of Korea Military companions rising readiness and profitable every single day.”
Pacific Fortitude enhances the U.S. Military’s fight readiness and the ROK-U.S. mixed protection posture, and additional strengthens safety and stability on the Korean peninsula. All skilled militaries prepare on routine and repeatedly executed occasions to keep up readiness, proficiency, credibility, and belief.
By Eighth Military Public Affairs Workplace
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