Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2017 Page: 2 of 23
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Soldiers from Co. A, 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. Regt., 3rd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., prepare to
load buses to depart for the airfield during an EDRE Aug. 10. The EDRE tested
the unit’s ability to deploy on short notice to anywhere in the CENTCOM area
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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait
— At four in the morning, the
usually quiet tactical operations
center for 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav-
alry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Com-
bat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,
exploded with activity following
a single code word called out over
the radio.
In less than 30 minutes, the Sol-
diers of Company A were stand-
ing in formation, ready to load
buses and depart; the unit had
been activated to deploy some-
where in the Central Command
area of operations on short notice.
The emergency deployment
readiness exercise tests the unit’s
ability to deploy on short notice.
During this EDRE, the unit prac-
ticed the actions required from
call-up all the way to wheels-up
on a flight.
We’ve done smaller EDREs
such as level 1, which push us out
to the field,” said Capt. Kamal
Wheeler, Co. A commander. “But
this is the first time we have done
one on this scale using an entire
Photos by Sgt. Kim Browne, 350th PAD
Soldiers of Co. A, 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. Regt., 3rd BCT, 1st Cav. Div., await the departure of their flight during an EDRE Aug.
10. The EDRE tested the unit’s ability to deploy on short notice to anywhere in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
accountability. Once they have at
least 90 percent of the formation
they are dismissed to collect their
ready bags and draw weapons and
necessary equipment.
Meanwhile, the company lead-
ership is briefed on the mission
details, while the battalion head-
quarters personnel provide neces-
sary deployment support.
“For a company-sized EDRE,
it takes the whole battalion plus
support from brigade and other
elements such as the Air Force,”
said Maj. Antoine Oliver, the bat-
talion operations officer “If this
were a battalion or larger EDRE,
the entire base and a significant
portion of (CENTCOM) would
be involved.”
With gear in hand, the Soldiers
begin Soldier readiness processing
to ensure they are all administra-
tively and medically deployable.
Once all of the conditions are met,
the unit is considered ready to
deploy. They are then transported
to the airfield to load their equip-
is to deploy almost immediately
from here and push to anywhere
in the CENTCOM area of opera-
tions. That’s what we are trying
to do here. We’re actually going
to test that capability today going
out to the airfield, flying out on
C-17s.”
The EDRE not only served to
test the unit’s capabilities, but also
to help reassure partner nations
of the Army’s commitment and
capabilities to the region, said Sgt.
1st Class Gregory Turk, platoon
sergeant of 3rd platoon. “Overall,
it is helping us to build relation-
ships with our partner nations,
and if the need comes, to execute
missions rapidly to accomplish the
mission within the (CENTCOM
area of responsibility.)”
The deployment standard varies
depending on equipment packages
and locations. Co. A, a mecha-
nized infantry unit, exceeded the
time standard set for them by
more than two-thirds.
“I couldn’t be more proud of
my Soldiers for their hard work
today,” Turk said. “This may not
be the most exciting aspect of
what we do, but it is a necessary
one to ensure we sustain our readi-
ness.”
ment on the aircraft.
“A lot of what we did today
was to test the capabilities of our
unit to deploy rapidly for (CENT-
COM),” Wheeler said. “The goal
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Pruden, Todd. Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 2017, newspaper, August 17, 2017; Fort Hood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1205152/m1/2/?q=%22Military+and+War+-+Forts+-+Fort+Hood%22: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.