All nine Sandhurst teams from 4th Regiment conducted training Jan. 28 in the first of three regimental-level competitions for skills assessment. Squads made their way from MacArthur Statue to the snow-covered field between Shea Stadium and the softball field where they were briefed about possible enemy in the area and shown the location of their objective.
Squads were tested on their ability to move tactically as a squad, react to contact, effectively employing hand grenades, searching an enemy combatant and tactical combat casualty. “This is a regiment competition but the overall goal is to assess the squads, so far, in their development leading to the objectives for being successful at Sandhurst,” Class of 2016 Cadet Thomas Huxtable, the Sandhurst operations officer, said. Read More
Photo Courtesy of Mike Strasser