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Forces Focus – US Army Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

The US Army has two Mountain Schools. One is run by the Vermont National Guard, located in Jericho, and has been around for decades. The other is a more recent creation. The Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School is located at Fort Carson, Colorado and operated by A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne). although initially founded out of necessity by the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

Master Mountaineering Course students at the Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School conduct a one-day operation in the Colorado Rockies, bringing an ODA-sized element up Longs Peak.

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Forces Focus – 101st Pathfinders

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

Here members of Company F (Pathfinder), 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct FRIES training at a deployed location. The 101st has two Pathfinder Companies with the second being Company F (Pathfinder), 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Aviation Brigade which was created from the Long Range Surveillance Detachment formerly assigned to the now disbanded 311th Military Intelligence Battalion.

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Forces Focus – 7th Group Conducts SPIE Training

Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Photo – SPC Steven Young, USA

A 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) ODA conducts Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training with a CH-47 at Eglin Base Air Force Base, FL last month.

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Forces Focus – 27e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27e BCA)

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

The French 27e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (27e BCA) or 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion recently conducted high altitude mountaineering training in Chamonix. This unit has seen extensive action in Afghanistan. Take a few minutes to check out their equipment. The Overwhites are an Arktis design.