{"id":140603,"date":"2024-03-27T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140603"},"modified":"2024-03-28T21:03:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:03:39","slug":"fort-walker-updates-improves-targetry-systems-enhancing-training-mission-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140603","title":{"rendered":"Fort Walker updates, improves targetry systems enhancing training mission support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT WALKER, Virginia – There\u2019s a place in Northern Virginia, tucked away and unassuming, where Soldiers come to hone their combat advantage, and while you might not think Fort Walker has a reputation as a heavyweight on Team Army, this installation packs a big punch when it comes to Warfighter training.<\/p>\n

Those in the know, however, recognize the importance of this diamond in the rough, and what it offers to units across the DoD is what keeps them coming back for more. Fort Walker has spent months elevating the training experience for their \u201ccustomers,\u201d and units coming to train this spring will find several upgrades and enhancements to the installation\u2019s premiere Warfighter training range complexes.<\/p>\n

One of the greatest assets for units coming to train is Range 24, a mammoth live-fire scheme and maneuver lane spanning over seven kilometers of pop-up targetry and totaling over 1600 acres.\u00a0Range 24 can accommodate live-fire joint training exercises including mounted and dismounted infantry, mechanized armor, UAS application, and both fixed wing and rotary wing aerial gunnery. During the recent spring upgrade, the installation\u2019s Range Maintenance and Support Section and the Department of Public Works collaborated to repair and replace dozens of old and unserviceable infrastructures on the range, updating years-old concrete reinforcements, vital to the stability of the largest targets.<\/p>\n

New targets have also been acquired for the highly used Daniels Impact Area.\u00a0Reinforced steel mockups of mechanized armored vehicles were trucked in from South Carolina and are placed throughout the dedicated impact areas.\u00a0These targets are environmentally friendly and designed to last far longer than average traditional targets of a scrapped vehicle or shipping container, decreasing impacts to the environment.\u00a0Units now will have far clearer and concise target options for artillery, aerial gunnery, UAS and loitering munitions engagements, as well as other applications for anti-armor training opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Fort Walker, the robust reimbursable program affords us the capability to reinvest capital into shaping the training landscape of the next generation of Warfighters,\u201d said Stephen Eger, Fort Walker\u2019s Chief of Training.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe target project is just one aspect for FY23-24, and there are plans underway for the emplacement of a SACON 360Deg live-fire shoot house on Range 24 (at the boundary of Daniels Impact areas) that will provide a culminating objective for dismounted infantry, in conjunction with combined Arms live-fire events.<\/p>\n

The future is here and the leadership at Fort Walker are strategically planning to ensure that our training catalog is fully capable to support emerging systems and Warfighting tactics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Range Officer Joe Iampaglia said, \u201cIt was the support and dedication of the Range Maintenance and DPW that made this what it is today. With these range improvements, Fort Walker\u2019s training capability has greatly improved our support to the Warfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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