{"id":4141,"date":"2010-03-09T10:32:29","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T17:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2010-03-10T09:21:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T16:21:01","slug":"hawthorne-suggested-for-counter-terrorism-training-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/hawthorne-suggested-for-counter-terrorism-training-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawthorne Suggested for Counter-Terrorism Training Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

(NN&V Staff)<\/em> \u2013 Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign are urging General Craig R. McKinley, National Guard Bureau Chief, to add the Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) to the list of locations being considered for Counter Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat training. The following is the text of their letter to Gen. McKinley that was sent on Monday:<\/p>\n

Dear General McKinley:<\/p>\n

We have noted with interest a recent NGB memorandum that provides implementation guidance for the establishment of Counter Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat (C-IED) Training Lanes at several sites around the country. We request that you add Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada to that list of sites.<\/p>\n

Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) is situated in Nevada’s central high desert, an ideal location for preparing our service members for the terrain, altitude, climate and logistical challenges they currently face in Afghanistan. In fact, last year Hawthorne served as a training site for 10,484 Service Members who were able to take full advantage of Hawthorne’s high desert and mountainous terrain.<\/p>\n

HWAD offers a unique set of training opportunities across its 146,000 acres to include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 A driving obstacle course
\n\u00b7 A pistol\/rifle training range
\n\u00b7 Cottonwood Canyon light infantry and mountain warfare training area
\n\u00b7 Old Bomb\/Carter test range and live fire area
\n\u00b7 POW, Urban, and Logistics training
\n\u00b7 Ryan Canyon tactical driver’s course to NAS Fallon
\n\u00b7 Walker Lake water training area<\/p>\n

Other site services include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Housing for trainers and observers
\n\u00b7 Barracks and billeting
\n\u00b7 Utilities\/facilities for equipment maintenance
\n\u00b7 Procurement support, including purchasing and sub-contracting
\n\u00b7 Utilities, telephone, and internet
\n\u00b7 Environmental support
\n\u00b7 Receipt, shipping and storage facilities<\/p>\n

As you can see the basic requirements for the IED training lanes are already available at HWAD. Further, the Adjutant General of Nevada, Brigadier General William Burks fully supports the expanded use of HWAD for C-IED training. We all feel that existing roads and trails at HWAD, because they closely approximate those found in Afghanistan and the Hindu Kush, would be perfect for this vital training.<\/p>\n

Please consider adding HWAD as a site for the new C-IED training lanes and let us know what we can do for our part to make sure our troops are able to take full advantage of the incredible training environment at Hawthorne Army Depot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Hat Tip: Lahontan Valley News)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(NN&V Staff) \u2013 Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign are urging General Craig R. McKinley, National Guard Bureau Chief, to add the Hawthorne Army Depot (HWAD) to the list of locations being considered for Counter Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat training. The following is the text of their letter to Gen. McKinley that was sent on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4154,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4141\/revisions\/4154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}