Our commander was really impress with the efficiency and our work rate during the drill. Sunday we went to the range and shot all the ammo we had left over the weekend. I wished I could have recorded that event, but for obvious reasons I can’t. The RWS allows us to engage the enemy without having having to man the weapon manually. Friday night we would do familiarization training using the M2 browning 50cal machine gun with our remote weapon station. Friday was pretty much the same except this time we added CBRN elements into the mix. Pretty much during out the day we trained on dismount operations, reacting to contact, ambushes, and did a dry run for a live fire exercise that we would do Saturday evening. Thursday we arrived at a mock FOB and we would set up shop. 0500 Thursday morning we packed our stuff up and left to be in the field for 3 nights. The purpose for us to drill four days instead of two was to give us more time to conduct actual recon training in the field without having to try to compress and rush trying to do it in two days. Most of the time, the temperature was in the 40s-50s degrees Fahrenheit with light rain all through out the day. This drill weather conditions were less than favorable. Our platoon purpose is to work in small groups and be the eyes and ears for our battalion I just made my E5 and I didn’t think they would have an E5 CBRN slot open, but they did! Now I’m working with 30 other soldiers that have the same MOS. I was really lucky to be able to get slotted into this unit. When I moved to Austin, Tx a headquarters company had it’s own CBRN reconnaissance platoon. On occasions they would let me to teach a class to keep everybody else in out battalion up to date. There’s not really a threat and definitely being in the guard I didn’t get to really do my job at all. My previous unit I was the only CBRN soldier and my mission was to assist the commander in the event of an CBRN attack. I’ve been with my new unit for about 4 months now and I love it. My MOS is 74D: CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and nuclear) Specialist. This is really my first post about what I do in the Army National Guard, so let me give you guys a little bit of my background. *”Hurry up and wait” Army’s truest motto. One MUTA represents a half of day, so MUTA 8 would be a four day drill. MUTA’s is how we get paid for our weekend drills. "Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy is changing lives! I'm honored to be involved with a foundation that directly supports their mission.As I promised you guys, here’s a blog about what exactly happens during my drill weekends. Holly Mae Butler is a member of the Northern Arapaho Nation. Since 2018 Holly held the position as HR Director for the Wind River Intertribal Council organization. Different jobs that she pursued include Noland Company credit department, Maersk Line Shipping crewing coordinator, Raytheon computer operator (Ft Irwin), Engility Corporation Assistant Site Administrator (Ft Irwin) and Criminal Court Clerk (Wind River Indian Reservation). HET Academy, Combat Lifesaver, Company Intel Support Team, Warrior Leaders Course, Master Drivers Course, and 74D Advanced Leaders Course.Īlong with a full military career Holly also has had an extensive civilian career. Her military education includes Search and Rescue (SAR) School, Command Post Specialist Course, Hazmat Inspector's Course, Hazmat First Responder's Course, Hazmat Technician Course, Air Load Planner's Course, Air Transportation Specialist School, JOPES, Warrior Transition Course, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (74D) MOS school. Holly retired as a Staff Sergeant in 2015. Her duties included Chemical Recon Squad Leader, Chemical Decontamination Team leader, Driver Trainer and Platoon Sergeant. Holly also served in the 1/40th Chemical CO. Holly deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 1498th Transportation CO (HET) as their CRBN NCO. Later that same year she joined the California Army National Guard. In 2006 Holly graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business with a Major in Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. During her time as a reservist, she completed a year tour at the Pentagon, a year tour in USSOCOM and deployed supporting combat operations in the Middle East. After serving her first Active Duty tour as a Search and Rescue coordinator, she entered the Air Force Reserves where she served as a Hazmat Inspector and Transportation Specialist for 9 years. She was born on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Holly Mae Butler is the President and co-founder of WYNOW.
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