February 7, 2014 at 10:18am
A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System’s crew from the 17th Fires Brigade stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., fire rockets from a HIMARS during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration exercise Feb. 1, 2014 at Schoonover, Calif. Photo credit: Airman 1s
Airmen and soldier put the "joint" in Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord last week when six McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircraft transported 12 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and more than 100 personnel from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment to Schoonover, Calif., for a weeklong exercise to sharpen hands-on training in a simulated deployed environment to maintain readiness.
Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez of the 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs was on the story:
"These exercises expand our capabilities and prepare us to deploy in real world scenarios," said Army Staff Sgt. Gilbert Wood, Alpha Battery, 5-3 FA Bn., 17th Fires Brigade section chief.
Planning, which began months prior to the exercise, consisted of joint concept briefings to coordinate and plan the timeline for the exercise.
"The prep work, static load training and dry runs that take place before each mission are essential to the success of the exercise," Said Army Capt. Earl Dean, 62nd Operations Group ground liaison officer.
Read Jimenez's full report here.
LINK: Good news! 17th Fires has 185 photos from the HI-RAIN exercise on its Flickr page
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