North Dakota National Guard Trains on New Bridge Equipment
Abstract
The North Dakota Army National Guard's 957th Engineer Company (Multirole Bridge) was the first Army unit to train on a new bridge anchorage system in a fully operational scenario. The training took place on the Missouri River, south of Bismarck, during the unit's two-week annual training in June. The Missouri River was selected as an ideal location to test this system because of its width and fast-moving current. The training began with a week-long 40-hour stretch of classroom instruction on the improved ribbon bridge (IRB), followed by a practical exercise with the equipment and bridge. The 210-meter bridge span was left in place overnight and observed on Friday before the Soldiers and trainers disassembled it. Not only was the 957th training on new equipment, but they also were part of an important operational assessment of a new anchorage system that has never been used to bridge waters with currents as fast as the Missouri River over a span of 200 meters. Observing the assessment was the North Dakota adjutant general, who said that the Soldiers' feedback will enable program managers to incorporate final adjustments to the anchorage system before final production and distribution to military bridging units.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA572787
Entities
People
- Billie J. Lorius
- William Prokopyk