Åػ罺ÀÇ ¿­±â¿¡¼­ Çѱ¹ÀÇ °Ü¿ï±îÁö 316 ´ë´ë´Â ȯ°æÀÇ º¯È­¿Í »ó°ü¾øÀÌ ÅºÈ¯À» ÀåÀüÇÏ´Ù YEONCHEON, Republic of Korea – Grumbling sounds of the engines of M109A6 Paladins rattled the quietness of the snow and the mountains as 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division conducted Table XII certification at Yeoncheon, Republic of Korea on Dec. 6, 2017.´ëÇѹα¹ ¿¬Ãµ – Á¦2º¸º´»ç´Ü/Çѹ̿¬ÇÕ»ç´Ü Á¦210Æ÷º´¿©´Ü Á¦3-16 Æ÷º´´ë´ë°¡ 2017³â 12¿ù 6ÀÏ ´ëÇѹα¹ ¿¬Ãµ¿¡¼­ Å×À̺í XII °ËÁ¤À» ÁøÇàÇϸ鼭 M109A6ÆȶóµòÀÇ ¿ì··Âù ¿£Áø ¼Ò¸®°¡ ´«°ú »êÀÇ Àû¸·ÇÔÀ» ±ú¶ß·È´Ù. Table XII certification is the qualification of each platoon utilizing a challenging tactical scenario while also capturing assessments and lessons learned for each unit.Å×À̺í XII °ËÁ¤Àº °¢ ºÎ´ë°¡ ¹è¿î Æò°¡¿Í ±³À°À» ȹµæÇϸ鼭 µµÀüÀûÀÎ Àü¼ú ½Ã³ª¸®¿À¸¦ È°¿ëÇÑ °¢ ¼Ò´ëÀÇ ÀÚ°ÝÀ» ÀǹÌÇÑ´Ù 3-16 FAR is originally from Texas and this was their first live-fire exercise in the Republic of Korea for most of the Soldiers. They were experiencing a totally different environment.3-16´ë´ë´Â Åػ罺¿¡ ÁÖµÐÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Â ºÎ´ëÀÌ¸ç ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ À庴µéÀÌ Çѱ¹¿¡¼­ óÀ½À¸·Î ½Ç»ç°Ý ÈÆ·ÃÀ» ÁøÇàÇÏ¿´´Ù. À庴µéÀº ¿ÏÀüÈ÷ ´Ù¸¥ ȯ°æÀ» °æÇèÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°I just got here four days ago, so this is my first time being out here with this battery and my section,¡± said Sgt. Tobias Garza, a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery C.CÆ÷´ë ¼Ò¼Ó Æ÷»ç°ÝÆÀ ÀοøÀÎ Åäºñ¾Æ½º °¡Àð º´ÀåÀº ¡°Àú´Â ÀÌ°÷¿¡ ³ªÈê Àü¿¡ µµÂøÇß°í º» Æ÷´ë¿Í Á¦ ÆÀ°ú ÇÔ²² ÀÌ°÷¿¡ óÀ½ ¿À°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. ¡°We came from Texas, so it was pretty different going from the heat to the snow,¡± said Cpl. Gepo Stewart, an Oklahoma native and a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A. ¡°I¡¯m not used to the cold like this.¡±AÆ÷´ë ¿ÀŬ¶óÈ£¸¶ Ãâ½Å Æ÷ »ç°ÝÆÀ ÀοøÀÎ °ÔÆ÷ ½ºÆ©¾îÆ® »óº´Àº ¡°¿ì¸®´Â Åػ罺¿¡¼­ ¿Ô´Âµ¥ ´õÀ§ÀÇ ¿­±â¿¡¼­ºÎÅÍ ´«±îÁö »ó´çÈ÷ ¸¹ÀÌ ´Ù¸¨´Ï´Ù.¡± ¸ç ¡°Àú´Â ÀÌ·¸°Ô Ãß¿î ³¯¾¾´Â Àͼ÷ÇÏÁö ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù.¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. Along with the weather, the environment of the training area was also different from their home station. They had to be much more precise due to a smaller firing area.³¯¾¾¿Í ÇÔ²², ÈÆ·ÃÀå ȯ°æÀº À庴µéÀÇ ¿ø ÁÖµÐÁö¿ª°ú´Â »ó´çÈ÷ ´Þ¶ú½À´Ï´Ù. ÀÛÀº »ç°Ý ÁöÁ¡À¸·Î ÀÎÇØ À庴µéÀº ´õ¿í Á¤¹ÐÇؾ߸¸ Çß½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°The main difference between Republic of Korea and Texas is the size of the firing points,¡± said Sgt. Nathan Bookout, a Colorado native and a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A. ¡°In Korea, they¡¯re [firing points] a lot smaller, so we had to be more precise and accurate. We had to be within +-0.5 mils, which is a very small window.¡±AÆ÷´ë ÄÝ·Î¶óµµ Ãâ½Å Æ÷ »ç°Ý ÆÀ ÀοøÀÎ ³»ÀÌÆ° ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀº ¡°Çѱ¹°ú Åػ罺¿ÍÀÇ ÁÖ¿ä ´Ù¸¥ Á¡Àº »ç°Ý ÁöÁ¡ÀÇ Å©±âÀÔ´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°Çѱ¹¿¡¼­´Â »ç°ÝÁöÁ¡ÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ À۾Ƽ­ ¿ì¸®´Â ¸Å¿ì Á¤¹ÐÇØ¾ß ÇÏ°í Á¤È®ÇØ¾ß Çß½À´Ï´Ù.¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. This was the first exercise to participate as a team chief for Bookout. During the exercise, Bookout provided guidance and training to his Soldiers in order to successfully carry out their fire mission.À̹ø ÈÆ·ÃÀº ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀÌ ÆÀÀåÀ¸·Î Âü°¡ÇÑ Ã¹¹ø° ÈÆ·ÃÀ̾ú´Ù. ÈÆ·Ã Áß ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀº ¼º°øÀûÀÎ »ç°Ý ÀÓ¹«¸¦ ´Þ¼ºÇϱâ À§ÇØ ÆÀ¿øÀ» ¾È³»ÇÏ°í ÈÆ·ÃÀ» ÁøÇàÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°This is my first time being in an NCO position in this kind of training,¡± said Bookout. ¡°So it was a really big step for me, especially when we conducted Table VI, because it was my first time certified as a section chief. This was a really good experience for me.¡±ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀº ¡°Àú´Â ÀÌ·± ÈÆ·ÃÀÌ Ã³À½À¸·Î ºÎ»ç°ü À§Ä¡¿¡¼­ ÁøÇàÇÑ ÈÆ·ÃÀÔ´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°±×·¡¼­ À̹øÀÌ ÆÀÀåÀ¸·Î¼­ ù¹ø° ÀÚ°ÝÀ» ¾ò´Â °ÍÀ̱⠶§¹®¿¡ Á¦°Õ Ưº°È÷ Å×À̺í VI¸¦ ½ÃÇàÇϸ鼭 ¾ÆÁÖ Áß¿äÇÑ ´Ü°è¿´½À´Ï´Ù. Á¦°Ô´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ÁÁÀº °æÇèÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. Table VI is different from Table XII, because it was a section-level certification, whereas Table XII was more platoon-sized. Å×À̺í VI´Â ¼½¼Ç ÀÚ°ÝÀÌ°í Å×À̺í XII´Â Æ÷´ë±ÞÀ̹ǷΠÅ×À̺í VI°ú Å×À̺í XII´Â ´Ù¸£´Ù. Although it was Bookout¡¯s first time as a chief, he managed his Soldiers to perform their best abilities. Despite the smaller impact zones, the Soldiers successfully carried out their fire missions. ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´Àå¿¡°Ô ÆÀÀåÀ¸·Î ù¹ø° ÈÆ·ÃÀ̾úÀ¸³ª ±×ÀÇ º´»çµéÀÌ ÃÖ°íÀÇ ´É·ÂÀ» ¹ßÈÖÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖµµ·Ï Àß À¯ÁöÇÏ¿´´Ù. Çù¼ÒÇÑ »ç°ÝÁöÁ¡¿¡µµ ºÒ±¸ÇÏ°í À庴µéÀº ¼º°øÀûÀ¸·Î ½Ç»ç°Ý ÀÓ¹«¸¦ ¿Ï¼öÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°Although the zone was small, every single round we shot went right to where it was supposed to go,¡± said Bookout. ¡°And I was very satisfied with my Soldiers.¡±ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀº ¡°»ç°ÝÁöÁ¡ÀÌ ÀÛ¾ÒÁö¸¸, ¿ì¸®°¡ ½ð źȯÀº ¿ì¸®°¡ ¸ÂÃß°íÀÚ ÇÑ °÷¿¡ ¸ðµÎ µé¾î°¬´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°Àú´Â ÀúÀÇ º´»çµé¿¡°Ô ¾ÆÁÖ ¸¸Á·Çß½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. ¡°I¡¯ve learned a lot about my Soldiers, I¡¯ve learned a different life,¡± said Garza. ¡°I came from a light unit, like light artillery, but now I¡¯m in a heavy artillery unit. So it¡¯s a different way of life for me, and a different mentality.¡±°¡Àð º´ÀåÀº ¡°Àú´Â Á¦ º´»çµé¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¸¹Àº °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ü½À´Ï´Ù. Àú´Â ´Ù¸¥ »ýÈ°µµ ¹è¿ì°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°Àú´Â °æÆ÷º´ºÎ´ë¿¡¼­ ¿ÔÁö¸¸ Áö±ÝÀº Áß¾ßÆ÷ºÎ´ë ¼Ò¼ÓÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼­ Á¦°Ô´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ´Ù¸¥ »ýÈ°ÀÌ¸ç ´Ù¸¥ Á¤½Å·ÂÀ» ¿ä±¸ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. For most of the Soldiers, this was their first time conducting a firing exercise with Soldiers from another nation. It was their first time working with Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA).´ëºÎºÐÀÇ À庴µé¿¡°Ô´Â ´Ù¸¥ ³ª¶ó ¼Ò¼Ó º´»çµé°ú ÇÔ²² Âü°¡ÇÑ Ã¹¹ø° ½Ç»ç°Ý ÈÆ·ÃÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. Ä«Åõ»ç À庴µé°ú ÇÔ²²ÇÑ Ã¹¹ø° ÈÆ·ÃÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°I felt it is great that we work with KATUSAs,¡± said Staff Sgt. Julius Shannon, a cannon crewmember and a Howitzer Section Chief assigned to Battery C. ¡°We learned their country¡¯s cultures, and we taught them ours.¡±CÆ÷´ë ¼Ò¼Ó Æ÷»ç°Ý ÀοøÀ̸ç ÀÚÁÖÆ÷ ¼½¼Ç ÆÀÀåÀÎ Á츮¾î½º »þ³í ÇÏ»ç´Â ¡°Àú´Â Ä«Åõ»ç À庴µé°ú ÇÔ²²ÇÑ °ÍÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ ´ë´ÜÇÏ´Ù°í ´À²¼½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°¿ì¸®´Â ÀúµéÀÇ ¹®È­¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¹è¿ì°Ô µÇ¾ú°í ¿ì¸®´Â ¿ì¸®ÀÇ °ÍÀ» ¾Ë·Á ÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. ¡°It feels great working with them,¡± said Bookout. ¡°It was definitely a really good learning experience for myself, learning their cultures, learning how they operate, getting to know them, and introducing them to our cultures and how we do things.¡±ºÏ¾Æ¿ô º´ÀåÀº ¡°±×µé (Ä«Åõ»ç)°ú ÇÔ²² ÈÆ·ÃÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº ´ë´ÜÇÑ °æÇèÀÔ´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°Á¦°Ô´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ÁÁÀº ÇнÀ °æÇèÀÌ°í ÀúµéÀÇ ¹®È­¸¦ ¹è¿ì°í ÀúµéÀÌ ¾î¶»°Ô ¿î¿µµÇ´ÂÁö ¹è¿ì¸ç ¼­·Î ¾Ë°Ô µÇ°í ¼­·ÎÀÇ ¹®È­¿Í ¿ì¸®°¡ ÇÏ´Â ÀÏ¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¼Ò°³¸¦ ÇÏ°Ô µÇ´Â ÁøÁ¤ ÁÁÀº °ÍÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. Not only did KATUSAs enjoy training with U.S. Army Soldiers but they also noticed that they are professional and take their roles seriously.Ä«Åõ»ç À庴µéÀº ¹Ì±º À庴µé°ú ÈÆ·ÃÀ» Áñ°åÀ» »Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ±×µéÀÌ ¾ÆÁÖ Àü¹®ÀûÀÌ°í ±×µéÀÇ ¿ªÇÒÀ» ¾ÆÁÖ ½ÅÁßÇÏ°Ô ¼öÇàÇÑ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ¾Ë°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ¡°U.S. Army Soldiers are very fun,¡± said Pfc. Seo, Sang-gi, a Daegu native and a cannon crewmember assigned to Battery A. ¡°However, when it comes to missions, they get really serious and professional. They are all very hardworking, and I like them because they play when they have to play, and work when they have to work.¡±AÆ÷´ë ¼Ò¼Ó ´ë±¸ Ãâ½Å Æ÷ »ç°Ý ÀοøÀÎ ¼­»ó±â ÀϺ´Àº ¡°¹Ì±ºÀº ¾ÆÁÖ Àç¹ÌÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù,¡±¸ç ¡°±×·¯³ª ÀÓ¹«¿¡ À־´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ÁøÁöÇÏ°í Àü¹®ÀûÀÌ µË´Ï´Ù. ¸Å¿ì ¿­½ÉÈ÷ Çϸç Àú´Â ³î¶© ³î°í ÀÏÇÒ¶© ÀÏÇÏ´Â ±×µéÀÌ ÁÁ½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. ¡°This is actually my first time operating a Paladin,¡± said Garza, ¡°so safety and maintenance on these things was challenging for me.¡±°¡Àð º´ÀåÀº ¡°À̹ø ÈƷÿ¡¼­ Àú´Â ÆȶóµòÀ» óÀ½ ¿î¿ëÇØ ºÃ½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°±×·¡¼­ ¾ÈÀü°ú Á¤ºñ°¡ Á¦°Ô´Â µµÀüÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. Since it was the first time firing an M109A6 paladin and conducting a mission in ROK for most of the Soldiers, they learned a lot from this training.´ëºÎºÐÀÇ À庴µé¿¡°Ô Çѱ¹¿¡¼­ À̹ø M109A6 Æȶóµò ½Ç»ç°Ý ÈÆ·ÃÀÌ Ã³À½ÀÎ °ü°è·Î ±×µéÀº ¸¹Àº °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ì°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. ¡°During the training, the rammer broke, and we panicked a lot,¡± said Stewart, ¡°so I¡¯ve learned that not to panic is the most important part during the exercise. I¡¯ve learned to keep my emotions controlled, and that helped me a lot.¡±½ºÆ©¾îÆ® »óº´Àº ¡°À̹ø ÈƷÿ¡¼­ ź¾à ÀåÀü±â°¡ ºÎ·¯Á®¼­ ¿ì¸®´Â ¾ÆÁÖ ´çȲÇß¾ú½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°±×·¡¼­ ÈÆ·ÃÁß¿¡´Â ´çȲÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â °ÍÀÌ Á¦ÀÏ Áß¿äÇÏ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ì°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®´Â °¨Á¤À» ´Ù½º¸®´Â °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ü°í Á¦°Ô ¾ÆÁÖ ¸¹Àº µµ¿òÀÌ µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. It wasn¡¯t just training in the Republic of Korea that is different, but for some of the Soldiers, like Garza, training in a different unit and with KATUSAs was very meaningful. À̹ø ÈÆ·ÃÀº ´Ü¼øÈ÷ ´ëÇѹα¹¿¡¼­ ÁøÇàÇÑ ´Ù¸¥ ÈƷø¸Àº ¾Æ´Ï¾ú°í °¡Àð º´Àå°°Àº ¸î¸î À庴µé¿¡°Ô´Â ´Ù¸¥ ºÎ´ë¿¡¼­ Ä«Åõ»ç À庴µé°ú ÇÔ²²ÇÑ ¾ÆÁÖ ÀǹÌÀÖ´Â ÈÆ·ÃÀ̾ú´Ù. ¡°I definitely learned a lot from this,¡± said Garza. ¡°This unit is very different from my previous ones, so I learned how to operate within this type of unit. Also, just getting to know the people and becoming a part of the team was very meaningful for me.¡±°¡Àð º´ÀåÀº ¡°Àú´Â À̹ø ±âȸ¿¡ Á¤¸» ¸¹Àº °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ü½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¸ç ¡°º» ºÎ´ë´Â ÀúÀÇ Àú¹ø ºÎ´ëµé°ú ¸Å¿ì ´Þ¶ó¼­ ÀÌ·± Á¾·ùÀÇ Àåºñ¸¦ ¾î¶»°Ô ¿î¿ëÇÏ´À³Ä¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¹è¿ì°Ô µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¶ÇÇÑ »ç¶÷µéÀ» ¾Ë°Ô µÇ¾ú°í ÆÀÀÇ ÇÑ ºÎºÐÀÌ µÇ¾ú´Ù´Â °ÍÀÌ Á¦°Ô´Â ¸Å¿ì ÀÇ¹Ì ±íÀº °ÍÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± °í ¸»Çß´Ù. 2017.12.14 00:08