Why didn't they send an Army Transportation Battalion to P.R.? Wouldn't this be better practice
than a drill?
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/249935/ready-332nd-transportation-battalion-conducts-deployment-readiness-exercise
TAMPA, Fla. – In a rapidly changing world, the ability to deploy at a moment’s notice is paramount to the success of America’s Army Reserve.
In order to validate the readiness capabilities of a unit, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers conduct Deployment Readiness Exercises – no matter their military occupational specialty or the time of day the call to deploy comes. The men and women of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 332nd Transportation Battalion arrived at the Rattlesnake Point U.S. Army Reserve Center, Sept. 24, well before the sun came up in response to the DRE Level III call to action. Despite the humid morning air surrounding the area, the Soldiers arrived with vigor and energy, ready to take on the assigned mission.
“It’s important to ensure U.S. Army Reserve units are prepared to mobilize at a moment’s notice with everything they’ve got. They can show up, they can fight, they can communicate and they can win,” said Staff Sgt. Kevin Debold, assistant noncommissioned officer in charge of the 332nd’s DRE Level III.This re-energized approach to readiness is an integral part of U.S. Army Reserve commanding general, Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey’s vision to shape America’s Army Reserve into a more capable, combat-ready, and lethal force.
“The American people expect us to be a ready fighting force. What you’re doing here is part of the beginning of something great,” Luckey told the 332nd Soldiers. “It’s about this tribe getting genuinely ready for combat operations.”
The DRE Level III is a multi-dimensional, real world training event where a unit is notified to mobilize and must become ready to deploy within a 96-hour window. The unit ensures its Soldiers meet the requirements for deployment that include checking medical and personnel records and verifying skill qualification measurements. As soon as individual records are remedied and filed, the Soldiers are deemed ready and may begin conducting operations.
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