A group of Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will be spending the summer training, advising and mentoring the young minds of some of the nation’s best and brightest future officers at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
“This is an opportunity for 4,000 future Army officers to interact with officers, NCOs and Soldiers from across the Bastogne Brigade,” said Maj. Rick Montcalm, the operations officer for 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment.
The team, referred to as Task Force Bandit, will provide mission command, training and logistical support to more than 4,000 cadets who will be cycling through numerous training events throughout the summer, said Montcalm. “Our leaders have the opportunity to train and evaluate everything from basic individual Soldier skills to platoon-level operations,” said Montcalm. Read More