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 Military intelligence pros train at Panther Strike 21 By Joseph Siemandel,
                Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard
 CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – After a year's hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the intelligence professionals of the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion and Delta Company 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion returned to Camp Williams, Utah, for their annual training and evaluation exercise, Panther Strike. Panther Strike is an elite military intelligence exercise organized by the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade to provide all-source training to counter hybrid threats, increase lethality, enhance readiness and strengthen international partnerships. It is the largest intelligence exercise in the Army, averaging 800 participants from multiple countries. This year, the 341st hosted the exercise, which meant the unit participated in the training while also being in charge of the administrative and logistical needs for the exercise. "The 341st has been one of our most impactful units in terms of retaining qualified Guardsmen, and exercises like Panther Strike help with keeping a winning team strong," said Brig. Gen. Dan Dent, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard. "When our intelligence professionals feel what they are doing is relevant to our mission, they are more opt to stay on the team." For 10 years, Panther Strike has set the standard for military intelligence training for the U.S. Army. The exercise focuses on the skills associated with counterintelligence, human intelligence, geospatial, all-source and signal intelligence. For Soldiers of the 341st MI, Panther Strike not only met their training requirements for the intelligence skill set, but was a Soldier-first exercise. Soldiers practiced troop leading procedures, convoy movement, military decision-making process leadership skills. "Panther Strike ensured our Soldiers are ready to work as teams to build the intelligence picture that drives operations," said Lt. Col. Casey De Groof, commander of the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion. "It stressed them with practical application of their skills and prepared them for the next generation of complex and hybrid warfare." The 341st is preparing for multiple deployments in the next two fiscal years, and De Groof believes that utilizing exercises like Panther Strike are important to leverage in preparing intel teams for mobilizations around the globe. "As these Soldiers prepare for future deployments, we want to provide them with the best training opportunities available," Dent said. "Panther Strike, as well as other exercises and courses, are part of that overall building on the fundamental basics our intelligence professionals possess and readying them for the missions they will be supporting."
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