May 13, 2008
Mock Fighting Helps Soldiers Prepare For Iraq
A group of Fort Carson soldiers spent last week fighting a mock war in the California desert to get ready for fighting in Iraq this fall.
The 3,800-soldier 2nd Brigade Combat team, 4th Infantry Division, found itself locked in realistic battle with insurgent groups that included Iraqi-born role players who work at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.
For the troops, it's a graduation exercise that proves their readiness for war service.
"They will do everything from a cordon and search to area patrols," Col. Butch Kievenaar said in a telephone interview. Read more
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