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3RD ID Combat Team "Sledgehammers" Rotation 12-05, March 2012
MARCH 19, 2012 Update...1629hrs More Operations Group footage of 3-3 Infantry Division "Sledgehammer Brigade" during rotation 12-05 - Training Days 7 & 8.
MARCH 19, 2012 Update...1626hrs Rotation 12-05, Training Days 5 & 6. Vulture Video of 3rd Brigade, 3 Infantry Division negotiating through the training at the National Training Center.
MARCH 16, 2012 Update...2035hrs More Ops Group Vulture Video of Rotation 12-05. During Training Days 3 and 4, the Sledgehammer Brigade continues to conduct realistic training at the National Training Center.
MARCH 16, 2012 Update...1939hrs Rotation 12-05, Sledgehammer Brigade (3-3 ID) moved out in the "box" where they are conducting Situational Training Exercises (STX) and Live Fire Exercises (LFX). Video by Ops Group, Vulture Team (Training Days 1 and 2).
MARCH 10, 2012 Update... ROTATION 12-05 Rotation has officially begun. Here is some Vulture Video from the National Training Center OPS Group of the Sledgehammer Brigade (3-3 ID) preparing to enter the "Box" during RSOI.

The heritage of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Kelley Hill is a unique blend of two proud lineages. The unit traces its roots to the foundation of the 3rd Infantry Division and to a long-term affiliation with Fort Benning and the former home of the Infantry. Learn more about the

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MARCH 19, 2012 Update... This album contains photos of Phase IV of the Decisive Action Rotation at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 15-17. The DA Rotation allows Brigade Combat Teams size elements to fully exercise their Mission Essential Task List in order to prepare for the potential conflicts of the future. (Photos by U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary A. Gardner, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Public Affairs Office / Released)

MARCH 18, 2012 Update... ROTATION 12-05 “Sledgehammer Brigade” March 18, 2012: Soldiers from Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment conducted support operations during NTC "Decisive Action" Rotation 12-05. The operations were conducted a...s Brigade Training Groups transitioned from Situational Training Exercises to Full Spectrum Operations. Video: March 18, 2012
MARCH 14, 2012 Update... ROTATION 12-05 “Yesterday, we killed six Abrams and one Bradley with one tank and they never knew where we were. We basically destroyed an entire company with one vehicle and they never found us.” Read the Full Story 66 Facebook Recommends

The NTC trains the transformed Army by conducting force-on-force and live-fire training for ground and aviation brigades in a joint scenario across the spectrum of conflict, using a live-virtual-constructive training model, as portrayed by a highly lethal and capable Opposing Force and controlled by an expert and experienced Operations Group. The brigade and its joint partners use the full complement of its combat, combat support and combat service support systems in an expanded NTC maneuver area that has multiple urban operations sites and portrays the complexity and human dimension of the modern battlefield. RC units train in rotations, CS/CSS training in support of rotations, and in AT/IDT training using equipment from the MATES site. Rotational training is supported by modernized and fully capable joint organizations, facilities and equipment. NTC has a post-mobilization mission as a center capable of accepting, training, and deploying divisions or separate brigades.