Thinking Inside the Box - The Gauntlet

“Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet”, part of the NTC Warrior Chronicles, brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. In this episode, host Col. Ethan Diven, the 31st Commander of Operations Group sits down with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to discuss training after the successful conclusion of The National Training Center Rotation 25-02. Command Sgt. Maj. Eddy Perez, Brigade Sgt. Maj. and 1st Sgt. Robert B. Mills, 8th Brigade Engineer Battalion, HHC share insights on what it was like to fight at the NTC, masking the brigade, what they are most proud of, how they overcame shortfalls, what surprised them and how they are going to utilize the training here in home station training. Recommended Resources: Operations Group milsuite page https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/ntc-operations-group (CAC Required) To stay

“Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet”, part of the NTC Warrior Chronicles, brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. In this episode, host Col. Ethan J. Diven, the 31st Commander of Operations Group sits down with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to discuss training after the successful conclusion of The National Training Center Rotation 25-02. Col. Jose A. Reyes, Brigade Commander and Cpt. Brendan R. Fowler, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment Charlie Company Commander share insights on what was harder than they expected, what they are most proud of, the transition support matrix, how they will use this experience to integrate in home station training and give advice to future Commanders that will rotate through the National Training Center. Recommended Resources: Operations Group milsuite page https://www.milsuite

“Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet” brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. In this episode, host Capt. Seth Revetta shares the sixth episode in a miniseries called Left of the Bang from our Scorpion team Observer, Coach, Trainers. The series highlights how to better prepare each war fighting function for some of the challenges seen at the National Training Center. Maj. Steven Pyles, Capt. Trent Frum, Master Sgt. Shane Dixon, and Capt. Craig Fentress discuss Movement and Maneuver. They describe the Operations process (Plan, Prepare, Execute and Access), what some of the common problems seen during the battalion to company handovers, and best practices to prepare from an integration perspective. Recommended Resources: FM 3-04 (April 2020) Army Aviation ARN21797_FM_3-04_FINAL_WEB_wfix.pdf (army.mil) FM 3-90 (May 2023) Tactics armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN38160-FM_3-90-000-WEB-1.pdf ATP 3-90.5 (July 2021) Combined Arms Battalion armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN32974-ATP_3-90.5-000-WEB-1.pdf ATP 3-21.20 (March 2016) The Infantry Battalion armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN17858-ATP_3-20.15-000-WEB-1.pdf To stay updated with the latest video from Operations Group, NTC Observer, Coach / Trainers, be sure to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch. Stay tuned for more episode in the future. Thinking Inside the Box Podcast at Thinking Inside the Box on Apple Podcasts Thinking Inside the Box | Podcast on Spotify Thinking Inside the Box | Podcasts on Audible | Audible.com Operations Group milsuite page https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/ntc-operations-group (CAC Required) We encourage you to watch our TAC Talk series on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@tactalks-operationsgroupntc. Follow us on Facebook to see more from Operations Group, NTC https://www.facebook.com/operationsgroupntc Visit us at our Official Unit Webpage: https://home.army.mil/irwin/units-tenants/ntc-operations-group “Thinking Inside the Box and TAC Talks” are a product of the Operations Group, National Training Center. Episode hosted by Capt. Seth Revetta and edited by Annette Pritt

“Thinking Inside the Box – The Gauntlet” brings you interviews with the United States Army’s experts in combined arms maneuver, the Observer Coach Trainers (OC/Ts) of Operations Group, at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. In this episode, host Capt. Seth Revetta shares the fifth episode in a miniseries called Left of the Bang from our Scorpion team Observer, Coach, Trainers. The series highlights how to better prepare each war fighting function for some of the challenges seen at the National Training Center. Maj. Steven Pyles, Capt. Craig Johnson and Sgt. First Class Terrance Brady discuss Fires. They describe how a Battalion Fire Support Officer (FSO) best prepares the Fires Cell to receive and execute fire missions at the National Training Center. Recommended Resources: FM 3-0 (October 2022) Operations armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN36290-FM_3-0-000-WEB-2.pdf FM 3-09 (April 2020) Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN21932-FM_3-09-000-WEB-1.pdf ATP 3-09.42 (March 2016) Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/atp3_09x42.pdf To stay updated with the latest video from Operations Group, NTC Observer, Coach / Trainers, be sure to like, subscribe, and review us wherever you listen or watch. Stay tuned for more episode in the future. Thinking Inside the Box Podcast at Thinking Inside the Box on Apple Podcasts Thinking Inside the Box | Podcast on Spotify Thinking Inside the Box | Podcasts on Audible | Audible.com Operations Group milsuite page https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/ntc-operations-group (CAC Required) We encourage you to watch our TAC Talk series on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@tactalks-operationsgroupntc. Follow us on Facebook to see more from Operations Group, NTC https://www.facebook.com/operationsgroupntc Visit us at our Official Unit Webpage: https://home.army.mil/irwin/units-tenants/ntc-operations-group “Thinking Inside the Box and TAC Talks” are a product of the Operations Group, National Training Center. Episode hosted by Capt. Seth Revetta and edited by Annette Pritt