Armor, July-August 1998. Light/Heavy Integration at the Joint Readiness Training Center
Abstract
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) specializes in low- to mid-intensity conflict of the type today's armored force will encounter during many deployments. JRTC's mission is to provide an advanced level of joint training for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps contingency forces under tough, realistic conditions of low- to mid-intensity combat. It is also the premier light infantry training center in the world. This claim is proven by the number of countries who send observers to JRTC in order to set up their own training centers replicating the battlefield realism and effective observer controller coverage demonstrated at JRTC. However, many people, Armor soldiers included, don't know that there is a heavy team attached to the light brigade task force executing a JRTC rotation. The heavy team usually consists of a balanced company/team of two M1 platoons and two Bradley platoons led by either a tank or a mechanized infantry company commander. Occasionally, there is a heavy cavalry troop with a standard mix of tanks and Bradleys, maintenance support, logistical support, and 120mm mortars.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA399522
Entities
People
- Paul E. Thompson Jr