Soldiers from 3-4 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, took a holistic approach to prepare for the upcoming Roving Sands Exercise, scheduled for March 1, 2019 through March 11, 2019.

Developed by the Imperial Brigade in 1989, 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command, along with its subordinate brigades, trail blazed the path towards the joint air defense annual exercise integrating Army, Air Force and Marine assets, simulating enemy air threats.

Prior to Soldiers embodying the Army strong ethos, they prepare equipment and train platoons and crews in the field. Simultaneously, these warriors conduct table eight qualifications along with honing core-competency skills.

“We have to make sure everything is clean and functioning correctly before we move any equipment down to the railyard,” said Spc. Nicholas Myhre, a patriot operator/maintainer from Bravo Battery, who executes majority of the groundwork. “At the railyard, we load it up, chain it down and maintain accountability of the equipment as it is loaded. Once the equipment arrives, we unstrap, refuel and stage everything in the snake pit.”

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