Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
With the snip of a blue ribbon, the Marine Corps Police Academy opened Oct. 15 in Bldg. 1706 on Fort Leonard Wood, the culmination of an intense, 18-month project to relocate the school here from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. “This is a testament that the military is able to do rapid planning, rapid execution, rapid acquisition — that we can do this. It just takes … [Read more...] about Marine Corps Police Academy opens on Fort Leonard Wood
By Capt. Jordan Dawsey Special to GUIDON If you have spent more than three years in the Army, it is likely you have completed a rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, or the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana. Whether it be the intense heat of the Mojave Desert or the rat-sized mosquitos in Louisiana, each of these training centers … [Read more...] about Staying vigilant: No cell phones in “the box”
By Master Sgt. Shane Parker Special to GUIDON “I will be physically and mentally tough!” — The Soldier's Creed It’s a powerful statement. Every morning, thousands of Soldiers are up bright and early conducting physical training. However, building mental toughness is not so clear cut. The Master Resilience Trainer Course (MRT-C) is a rigorous, 80-hour, 10-day graduate level course … [Read more...] about Soldiers learn resiliency: R2 Performance center graduates 40 Master Resilience Trainers
The Fort Leonard Wood Chaplains Corps held its first co-parenting training event Feb. 20 and 21 at the Main Post Chapel. The event, named “One Heart, Two Homes: Co-parenting Kids to a Positive Future,” is part of a curriculum created by Tammy and Jay Daughtry, co-founders of The Center for Modern Family Dynamics and guest speakers of the event. Co-parenting is a situation where a child is … [Read more...] about Chaplains receive specialized co-parent, blended family training
The U.S. Army Engineer School combined forces with the U.S. Army Military Police School and presented a virtual staff ride overview brief Tuesday at Fort Leonard Wood’s Digital Training Facility. The objective of the brief was to discuss the future utilization of Large-Scale Combat Operations VSRs, such as the newly developed World War II Stalingrad and Korean War Chipyong-ni VSR. The briefing … [Read more...] about VSR allows learning from modern battlefields safely
Combat engineers prepare to launch live charge By Marti Yoshida Public Affairs Office Beginning in January 2019, the U.S. Army Engineer School’s 12-week Combat Engineer Heavy Track Course at Fort Leonard Wood will be consolidated to a joint course to include active Army, National Guard and Reserve, as well as the U.S. Marine Corps. With the Marines comes a new requirement for the course to … [Read more...] about Prepare for the boom
By David Vergun Army News Service The Army wants Soldiers who complete basic combat training and advanced individual training to be ready to deploy “on day one” once they reach their units, said Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark Esper. As such, the Army is considering lengthening training so that new Soldiers are better indoctrinated into Army culture and values, are physically fit and … [Read more...] about Army Secretary: Basic training might be lengthened
