National Guard:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – To effectively shoot, move and communicate are among the core fundamentals of soldiering.
100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) Soldiers flexed their muscle memory in these basic tasks by participating in “Operation Burnt Cactus,” a situational training exercise, or STX, June 12-13 across Southeast Colorado to develop the skills necessary to fight and win as a team.
“The intent was to take as many people from our unit out into the field as we could and practice Soldiering skills at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site,” said Army 2nd Lt. Edwin Wiley, who works in the intelligence section of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade.
