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Co-located on the island of Guam, the University of Guam and Task Force Talon have a unique opportunity for professional development. TFT is assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo, Guam. TFT is comprised of Echo Battery, 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), staff and support elements.
The University of Guam is located in Mangilao, Guam. The university has an impressive Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) department, which commissions approximately 12- cadets to second lieutenants every year.
In the spring of 2018 a connection was established between the Professor of Military Science from the Guam Army ROTC, Lt. Col. Christopher Rivers and the Task Force Talon Commander, Lt. Col. Johannes Castro.
Echo Battery began to send personnel from their unit to teach the cadets at the University of Guam. Lieutenants from Echo Battery gave first hand advice on taking command of a platoon and interacting with soldiers.
