Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, work together to fully assemble a Harris 7800W tactical radio system March 6 outside a trailer facility at East Fort Bliss. The high-capacity, line-of-sight radio system will allow Soldiers to establish on-location voice and data capabilities while deployed to Afghanistan this summer as members of security force assistance teams. Photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs.
Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek,
4th BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs:
In preparation for an upcoming Afghanistan deployment this summer as security force assistance teams, nearly 100 Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, attended a communications training class March 5 through 9 at East Fort Bliss.
Throughout the week, ?Highlander? officers and noncommissioned officers received instruction on the basic theory and principles of radio signals and antennas to provide them with needed communications knowledge before deploying.
The training, which was conducted by the Communications-Electronics Command, included a practical lab that allowed Soldiers to familiarize themselves with frequency ranges, modes of operation, system installation and programming of both wideband and high capacity line-of-sight radios.
Sgt. 1st Class James Stewart, signal noncommissioned officer-in-charge with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, mounts a mast bracket to a Harris 7800W tactical radio during a communications training class March 6 outside a trailer facility at East Fort Bliss. Stewart, along with nearly 50 officers and NCOs, attended the training in preparation for their summer deployment to Afghanistan as members of security force assistance teams. Photo by Spc. Brandon A. Bednarek, 4th BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs.
The information learned in this course will be particularly useful for SFAT members, who will use the radio systems to establish voice and data capabilities at their locations in Afghanistan, said Shane Crissman, a CECOM instructor based out of Fort Campbell, Ky.
?We?re getting trained on equipment to send data from Point A to Point B,? said Sgt. 1st Class James Stewart, communications noncommissioned officer-in-charge assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
The radio technology will also alleviate the use of traditional hardwire cables, which often need to be dug up and repaired, especially in high-traffic areas at forward operating bases, said Stewart.
SFAT members will continue to receive training in a variety of disciplines before their departure for Afghanistan to ensure they are all fully capable of maximizing mission success and safety.
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Source: http://fbmonitor.com/2012/03/21/sfat-soldiers-receive-communications-crash-course/
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