Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
This month, the 3rd Chemical Brigade added scenarios and vignettes to its Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention training to ensure Soldiers and trainees understand the program’s policies and procedures. This approach gives participants real-life scenarios to aid in understanding how one lapse in concentration can cause a lifetime of problems, said 1st Lt. Roslyn Thomas, one of the … [Read more...] about Scenarios, vignettes aid 3rd Chemical Brigade SHARP program
Six trainees assigned to Company A, 35th Engineer Battalion, and one of their drill sergeants met virtually with more than 20 recruits from across Missouri, Kansas and Illinois Dec. 9 to provide insights into the Initial Entry Training experience. Being just two days shy of graduating from One Station Unit Training, the trainees were able to give advice on everything from how the recruits can … [Read more...] about 35th Engineers answer questions from future Soldiers virtually
Trainee perseveres through months of injury rehab to graduate as an MP Most trainees spend a maximum of four to five months at Fort Leonard Wood completing One Station Unit Training. For Pvt. Colleen Virgil — who graduated with Company C, 787th Military Police Battalion Nov. 25 — things happened a little differently. Virgil arrived at Fort Leonard Wood to begin OSUT on Jan. 28 and made … [Read more...] about ‘Just keep pushing:’
Five Soldiers attending the U.S. Army Prime Power School’s Power Line Distribution Course here demonstrated knowledge gained over the past 10 weeks during a Storm Night exercise Nov. 11 and 12, and a Lineman’s Rodeo competition Tuesday. At the Rodeo, the students — who graduate the course Friday — completed four graded tasks that required them to climb wooden poles and perform their duties … [Read more...] about Storm Night, Lineman’s Rodeo test Soldiers attending Prime Power Distribution Course
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
