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WAREX 78-15-01

JOINT BASE MC-GUIRE-DIX-LAKEHU-RST, N.J. - More than 4,000 Soldiers from the Army Reserve, National Guard and active duty will participate in a collective training exercise on four separate military installa-tions from Jan. 10 to Jan. 30. “Arctic Lightning” breaks up installation boundary limits, and has active duty and National Guard units participate in an Army Reserve-hosted training exercise. The “Arctic Lightning” Warrior Exercise (WAR-EX) places units in a sim-ulated austere overseas environment. The purpose of the training is for units to practice their technical discipline and warfighting functions while operating in a hostile environment. The 78th Training Divi-

sion, the 75th Training Division and First Army will assess the participat-ing units throughout the exercise. Having units from each of the Army’s components train together as part of the Army’s To-tal Force Policy, mirrors the realities of interdepen-dence during contingency operations. The 78th Training Di-vision, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, will facilitate the exer-cise using the Decisive Action Training Environ-ment 2.0, a program that uses current intelligence to create authentic train-ing environments from real-world scenarios. The training facilitators and participating units will be assigned to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Joint Base Mc-Guire-Dix-Lakehurst, Ab-

316th Sustainment Command(Expeditionary)

----------------Brig. Gen.

Richard C. Staats316th ESC Commander

----------------Mr. Ken Walter

316th ESC CXO------------------

Command Sgt. Maj.Johnny McPeek316th ESC CSM

-----------------Public Affairs Officer

Maj. Julius Penn-----------------

Public Affairs NCOIC/Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson

Public Affairs NCOSgt. Christopher Bigelow

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erdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland and the Joint Readiness Training Cen-ter at Fort Polk, Louisiana. “A major focus for us is to provide realism for the units assigned to our ex-ercises,” says Brig. Gen. Bruce Hackett, the 78th Training Division com-mander. “We’re breaking barriers by testing a unit’s mettle in a dynamic, cold weather environment for the purpose of enhancing readiness outcomes in an exercise that looks and feels like an overseas op-erational environment.”

For more information about the “Arctic Lightning” exercise, contact the 78th Training Divi-sion Public Affairs, Maj. Sean Casey, [email protected] or 703-717-1549.

Front cover: Spec. Justin Fentress, from Pittsburgh, Pa. and Sgt. Shannon Shields, from Frank-lin, Pa., water treatment specialists with the 326th Quartermaster Company (Water Storage and Distribution), remove ice buildup on a Reverse Osmosis Purification Unit water pump dur-ing Warrior Exercise 78-15-01 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Jan. 14, 2015. Rear cover: Soldiers with the 316th Military Mail Terminal react to indirect fire in a simulated training exercise during Warrior Exercise 78-15-01 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 22, 2015. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Christopher Bigelow/Released)

316th ESC Headquarters and several down-trace units participate in 78th Training Division’s Artic LightningStory by Maj. Sean Casey78th Training Division PAO

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Soldiers from the 301st Regional Support Group, 490th Quartermas-ter Company (Sustainment) and the 444th Human Resources Company (Postal) provided logistical support for the units in the field at Fort A.P. Hill during the 78th Training Division’s Warrior Exercise 78-15-01. From pre-paring meals, to tracking units and personnel arriving and departing, to issuing MILES gear, and various oth-er tasks, they provided for a successful WAREX.





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Soldiers from Headquarters, Head-quarters Company, 316th Sustain-ment Command (Expeditionary), erect an Expandable Light Air Mo-bile Shelter, after its delivery by the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 911th Air-lift Wing to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., from the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station. The delivery of the ELAMS equipment ensured the 316th ESC’s ability to setup an Early Entry Command Post and assume its sustaining operations throughout Warrior Exercise 78-15-01.



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Soldiers from the 445th Quartermaster Com-pany (Laundry & Bath) prepare shower and laundry systems to be used during the 78th Training Division’s Warrior Exercise 78-15-01 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The 445th installed show-er facilities for 2 forward operating bases and provided laundry services for the duration of WAREX 78-15-01 at Fort A.P. Hill. Va.

Soldiers from Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 316th Sustainment Command (Ex-peditionary) perform their duties at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., for WAREX 78-15-01. Maintaining and qualifying with weap-ons; movie and pizza for Martin Luther King Celebration; running the TOC and taking care of the boss all make for a successful Annual Training.










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Soldiers from the 326th Quarter-master Company (Water Storage and Distribution) battled the ele-ments, fighting off freezing tem-peratures and frozen water lines in the struggle to provide Warrior Exercise 78-15-01 Soldiers with clean purified water, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.








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