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# Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter Exercise

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis,Louisiana National Guard

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team sent more than 100 Soldiers to participate in Warfighter Exercise 23-2 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct. 25-Nov. 15.

Warfighter exercises test division elements spread across the United States and form them into a team capable of working and deploying together. They provide virtual battlefield scenarios that test a unit’s ability to coordinate and communicate in functional skill areas such as command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, targeting processes, sustainment and protection.

“These exercises bring units together from all over the states and provide an opportunity to work and train together,” said Sgt. Maj. Clinton Ainsworth, the brigade operations sergeant major. “By training together, it builds a team that is better equipped to work together once downrange.”

The 256th participated in the exercise alongside units from around the country, including U.S. Army Alaska’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division, the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 138th Field Artillery Brigade, the Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team and the Missouri Army National Guard’s 35th Combat Aviation Brigade.

“This exercise provided our staff the opportunity to familiarize and grow in their warfighting roles by operating in a simulated large-scale combat operation,” said Lt. Col. Nick Acosta, 256th IBCT executive officer. “This environment allows the staff to work together and fine-tune the brigade’s standard operating procedures for each warfighting function.”

Throughout the exercise, units utilized seven-minute drills, working groups and commander update briefs to synchronize information and communication.

“These battle drills and briefings provide us with an excellent opportunity to use our training and improve our capabilities,” said Ainsworth. “The brigade becomes successful at these exercises by striving to improve our skills, processes and communication while building a more cohesive team.”

The last three years have been busy for the 256th. They responded to COVID-19 relief efforts throughout the state, multiple hurricanes, an ice storm, an overseas deployment to support operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield and a rotation supporting the Southwest Border Mission in Texas. 

“We have the most dedicated Soldiers in the Louisiana National Guard, and they give constantly of themselves to meet the needs of the mission,” said Acosta. “No matter the mission, the 256th is prepared to respond.” 

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