Fort Irwin OC's and OPFOR

[CAV]

I was in the Army 24 yrs.............

More  rotations through Fr Irwin than I would like to think about, got to the point that knew my way around Irwin better than my home station.

19D  Scout.

Cavalry

[ozrocker]

We had some fun times with Scouts when we still had CSC's.
Army did their little Order of Battle & Reorganization.
CSC's were wiped out, became HHC's.
Scouts and Mortars used to hang out a lot together,
in Garrison or deployed.


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[dirtdart]

I loved my scout and mortar guys when I was in command.

[jamusta]

1/11 ACR Krazy Horse 95 - 99

[Wagger]

I remember the first digital rotation in the box.  My first rotation as an OC for a Tank Platoon. 

[Nutzoid]

Spent about a month at NTC back in, I think it was '83 with the 5th Infantry as an Armored Plt Sgt in the 3/37 AR.
Wow, it's been awhile since I thought about the Whale Back and waddies, just as MRE's we're making their appearance. We thought our C rats were tastier.

Nutz

[R 105]

 I am medically Retired from the Army with over eleven years of service with a 55% disability rating. I had an MOS as 11B10 11C10 11H10 (Infantry) 19D20 (Cav Scott) and 79R30 (Recruiter). I served with the Troop F 4Th cavalry 3rd Squadron 12Th Aviation group Danang 71-72. I worked as a range officer for BCT and Infantry AIT at Ft. Polk LA for a while after I came state side.

  I was also was an Anti Armor war fare specialist at Ft Knox KY in a school called" To Catch a Tank. I finish up as a Recruiter in Wooster Ohio. I left the Army and became a Police Officer since none of my military training translated to any civilian jobs out side law enforcement. I was also a police range officer and FTO (Field Training Officer) as a Sargent. I am now totally retired from all this nonsense and only drive tanks in Aces High these days.

[Arlo]

I am medically Retired from the Army with over eleven years of service with a 55% disability rating. I had an MOS as 11B10 11C10 11H10 (Infantry) 19D20 (Cav Scott) and 79R30 (Recruiter). I served with the Troop F 4Th cavalry 3rd Squadron 12Th Aviation group Danang 71-72. I worked as a range officer for BCT and Infantry AIT at Ft. Polk LA for a while after I came state side.

  I was also was an Anti Armor war fare specialist at Ft Knox KY in a school called" To Catch a Tank. I finish up as a Recruiter in Wooster Ohio. I left the Army and became a Police Officer since none of my military training translated to any civilian jobs out side law enforcement. I was also a police range officer and FTO (Field Training Officer) as a Sargent. I am now totally retired from all this nonsense and only drive tanks in Aces High these days.

<S> Well done, sir. Forgive me if the 'F Troop' part brought an old sitcom song to mind. 

[dirtdart]

UH-60 Jumping on Spider DZ



Me a few years back with my boss...

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He never caught on to the whole "red rocket" meaning lol

The correct way to park the 15 ride...

[USRanger]

I went to NTC quite a few times.  Always enjoyed it.

[The Jekyll]

Damn Dirtdart, I got me one of them Tarantula hats around here somewhere!  I think that's my box on that ride of yours!  On second thought, mine was a little taller

We use to call it the Ft. Irwin Jump Club!  I loved that place. I loved being J/M on those jumps, easiest ones I ever did. Guessing the Lewis riggers are still coming down for those jumps.

good to see all those rocks we had to put down are still there! That was a painful way to spend our few days out of the box. And the buildings, well they look exactly the same. Home away from home.

I remember the first digital rotation as well, what a pain in the arse all that info they needed. I must have filled out 100 forms for every battle fought!

Cudo's on those parking skills!

T 12A ancient!

[dirtdart]

Yeah point of oc pride is how sun faded you hat was..... man it could get hot out there. I measured 131 out at east gate one summer.

[R 105]

<S> Well done, sir. Forgive me if the 'F Troop' part brought an old sitcom song to mind. 

 We were not allowed to call it F Troop we had to say troop F or our 1stSgt went nuts because of that TV show.

[Arlo]

We were not allowed to call it F Troop we had to say troop F or our 1stSgt went nuts because of that TV show.

I bet. 

[ozrocker]

I loved my scout and mortar guys when I was in command.

A lot of Commander's did. For detail Platoon, lol.
On our CP door, it said Mortars - and every other job you can't handle.
Back in the day, I was in an Armor Bn.
We had the monthly Pay Officer/Class A inspection,
the DAT CO was trying to make us take off our Blue cords. Armor guys hated us.
In Germany during Border OPs (East/West German & Czech), guess who got ALL dismounted patrols, lol.
Of course the Tankers weren't too swift on dismounted Land Nav and probably would have become
International Incidents.

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