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Cadets with 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp, completed the Hand Grenade Assault Course at Fort Knox, Ky., June 9, 2024. Cadets practiced the course with members of their platoon before individually performing the graded portion. For many Cadets, the Hand Grenade Assault Course challenged their physical abilities, combining strategy and strength to throw the grenades into the targeted areas. For the graded portion, Cadets needed to hit all performance measures to pass under a ten minute time limit. Grenades were thrown from various positions, like standing, kneeling and lying down, with the goal of hitting targets of up to 35 feet away. [...]

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Fort Knox, Ky – Second Regiment, Advanced Camp faced a 64-foot wall for rappel training as part of Cadet Summer Training, June 10, 2024. After filing in from a morning ruck march, Cadets made their way to the bleachers where they were given a demonstration on the training to come. Cadets watched instructors as they displayed how to properly rappel. The demonstration included the correct way to tie a rappel seat, called a Swiss seat. Cadets then moved down to the rope corrals where they were outfitted with their ropes and carabiner. The rappel training course included two stations, one being [...]

Fort Knox, KY – “Sweep, twist, pull, strike a pose.” Cadets from 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp, were required to master this preparation sequence today as they took on the hand grenade assault course for Cadet Summer Training on Fort Knox, Ky, June 6, 2024. After ruck marching onto Christenson Range, Cadets were broken down into their platoons and briefed on the exercise before taking the course on themselves. During the course, Cadets made their way through different obstacles and throwing points. Each station requires a different approach. Some stations have Cadets kneeling and throwing, while others have them throw while laying [...]

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Readiness, teamwork and communication are the driving forces behind Task Force Medical on Fort Knox, Kentucky.  “Role 1” tends to Cadets who need a higher level of care that regimental medics can provide. Ultimately, the goal is to resolve the medical issue on site and return Cadets to training as soon as possible.  “If they come back to our ‘Role 1’, we have shots and steroids we can give to the Cadets,” 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Ergil said. “This is step one of trying to return them to training because we don’t want them to miss out on any of those training [...]

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