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by Allison Esposito, Managing Editor

MAJ GEN (RET) ELDON BARGEWELL 9. Are ill-prepared to conduct military operations in a
chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN)
A retired Army major general and a former commander of environment.
Delta Force died after a lawnmower accident. Maj Gen (Ret) 10. Struggle to distribute bulk commodities in a contested
Eldon Bargewell’s nearly 40-year mil- environment.
itary career spanned the wars in Viet-
nam to Iraq and Afghanistan. He The CALL Insider can be obtained from CENTER FOR
en listed in the military in 1967 and ARMY LESSONS LEARNED, (913) 684-3035.
served in the Vietnam Conflict, where
he was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross for extraordinary hero- SELECTED CALL PUBLICATIONS
ism. He received his officer’s commis- 19-08: Musicians of Mars Volume III: The Cobra Strikes
sion in 1973 and went on to command Musicians of Mars III: The Cobra Strikes
Special Operations units from team to picks up the tale of LTC Milner and Task
Special Operations Command level, Force Mustang in the aftermath of their
including as the commanding general of Special Operations successful defense (in CALL Handbook 16-
Command Europe. His complete obituary is available at 12, Musicians of Mars II) of engagement
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/05/01 area Blackjack. The responses to that publi-
/retired-army-major-general-dies-after-lawnmower-accident/ cation from our tactical audiences was that
there was appetite for a follow-on publica-
tion that emphasized offensive operations.
CALL INSIDER NEWSLETTER FOR This volume delivers. As with Musicians of
2ND QUARTER, FY19 Mars II, this handbook will take the reader through a fictional
Joint Readiness Training Center scenario where the tactical leaders make decisions, some good
The JRTC Trends for fiscal year 2018, remained fairly con- and some not so good, that impact subsequent actions. Musi-
stant from the last several collections. Mission Command cians of Mars III will have its leaders learning and improving
continues to dominate the field when it comes to trends from as they progress through tactical engagements. This was inten-
brigade through company and root issues center on training tional in the development of this publication, and is designed
and equipment. We see four continuity measures that will as- to facilitate tactical discussions at the company and platoon
sist training for a CTC rotation at home station and perform- levels.
ing in a CTC rotation.
19-05: Lessons for the Warfighter – Recent Insights
Our “Big 4” for brigade through company level are: military From the Combat Training Centers, Volume II
decision-making process/troop leading procedures; standard Whether a light, Stryker, or armored BCT,
operating procedures; primary, alternate, contingency, and there are lessons and best practices con-
emergency (PACE) planning, and development of the com- tained in this newsletter that identify com-
mon operational picture (COP). The Commander, Operations mon issues and provide recommendations
Group’s Top Ten BCT Trends are that units: for success at the CTCs and during combat
operations. Units are encouraged to iden-
1. Do not integrate external units, nor conduct thorough tify issues relevant to their training plans
pre-combat inspections and rehearsals of critical capabil- and apply these lessons and best practices
ities in reception, staging, and onward integration (RSOI). to make their BCTs more effective and le-
2. Struggle to move from conceptual planning to detailed thal on the battlefield.
planning.
3. Do not have efficient, agile, or survivable mission command
nodes capable of executing the command post functions. STOP THE BLEED TOURNIQUET USE
4. Fail to define and maintain the COP and to maintain this TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
COP in both analog and digital form. Amid Concerns of Terror Attacks and Mass Shootings,
5. Fail to synchronize the full effects of BCT combat power Students Learn Life-Saving Trauma Techniques
due to ineffective time management. CBS News correspondent Don Dahler reports that the govern-
6. Do not conduct effective reconnaissance and security ment-sponsored Stop The Bleed program is now being taught
operations. at some schools and the program is turning bystanders into
7. Do not proactively plan, coordinate, and employ joint fires first responders. Just as CPR was taught to civilians, now phy-
with the mass or responsiveness required to achieve desired sicians hope to make trauma training just as common.
effects.
8. Fail to develop and rehearse a detailed plan for large-scale Trained nurses showed students at Plymouth, MA, public
medical evacuation of casualties. schools how to apply the right amount of pressure against a

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