13B Cannon Crewmember
Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion 78th Field Artillery
13B Class 21-23
Over the past week, your Soldiers completed reception and integration into the unit, initial radio
communications training, an initial Army Combat Fitness testing as well as a High Physical Demands
Test. These Soldiers are continuing their transition into the Army’s culture of Fitness and Values that is
required of all Soldiers.
During week two, your Soldiers have completed their basic ammunitions training that includes proper
ammunition handling, identification, and utilization. Your Soldiers learned Fire Mission processing and
ammunition tracking. They also began learning the maintenance that is required for their howitzers! For
some of them, this is the first time they get to be around a howitzer. Next week starts the real hands on.
After week four, your Soldiers are now confident in their skills on how to operate a howitzer and what each Soldier is responsible for during Howitzer operations. They are now looking forward to next week where they get to put their newfound knowledge and skills to the test that they have learned over the past four weeks
Over the last week, your Soldiers have occupied actual firing locations and conducted live fire missions with High Explosive, White Phosphorus, and Illumination Rounds to become fully certified and, for the first time, officially call themselves Artillery Crewmembers. Through the highs and lows, they have come together as a team. They are now ready to fight and win the Nations Wars in any environment
