Field Training Exercise (FTX) Spring 08

Spring FTX was set with High Hopes as the Aviation Branch falls through again for the 5th year in a row.

 

Maj Olson utilizes his Aviation Skills as he workes hard on the Air Assault planning, and our rides still sit on the ground.

Maj Olson Avaition Guru    Aviation Hard at Work 1

We definitely cant blame this on Maj O he is but only one Jedi of the Aviation force.

Aviation in action Civilians Saving ARMY 

Still, even though they couldn't fly in, the mighty Cadets of Bco Seneca Battalion decides to do it the reliable way

"BOOTS ON GROUND BABY"

 

Bco Prepares for Combat 
1st Squad prepares their gear for the assault

 

Ruck up Son
Alpha Team gears up, ready to go!

 

Boots on the ground
1s Squad moves out with our fearless leader CDT Krug in command

 

Walk in the Park
The terrain is rough, but no matter, it can't stop us!

 

Pointman
Our point man spots an ambush and identifies their location

 

Ambush Line 
Our enemy set up a good ambush position along the ravine

 

Pointman reacts
Our teams return fire and prepare to flank the enemy

 

Ambushed Flanked 
We got 'em!

 

Insurgents Defeated  
We make a final sweep of the enemy, making sure they're all down

 

     Prepare for counter attack  
Our squad prepares for a counterattack and we call in for air support

 

 Bco charlie mikes
Air support fails to show up, they were called off on a highly classified mission, so much for us branching aviation, we're already in the infantry 

 

 

 

We later recieved intelligence that our air support

was involved in a fierce firefight,

supporting the local nationals of the NSF 

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(National Sports Federation)

 

 

 

 

 

Pilots In Action