Spc. James Shearman, a fire control specialist with the Mission Command Element, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, turns a crank to expand the M1087 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles 5-ton expandable van during a command post exercise in the Alexander Training Area, in Biedursko, Poland, Feb. 8. The purpose of the field exercise is to improve readiness, perform command post functions, and to stress the ability to move the MCE quickly when required. The training includes route planning, sustainment operations, maintenance readiness, and communications set up that will ena
Spc. James Shearman, a fire control specialist with the Mission Command Element, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, turns a crank to expand the M1087 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles 5-ton expandable van during a command post exercise in the Alexander Training Area, in Biedursko, Poland, Feb. 8. The purpose of the field exercise is to improve readiness, perform command post functions, and to stress the ability to move the MCE quickly when required. The training includes route planning, sustainment operations, maintenance readiness, and communications set up that will enable conditions for future training exercises. The ability to respond to a twenty-first century security challenge and to unconventional threats, the force needs to be fast, mobile, able to surge quickly, and not tied to one place.
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