Preparation and deployment training, originally scheduled for early 2020, was delayed after the army stopped moving the entire body of workers and apparatus on March 13. Deployment then changed in duration and range in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the deployment of approximately one month in Poland, the 2. Battalion, 12. Cavalry Regiment, 1. • Armored Brigade Combat Team and 1. Cavalry Division, all in Fort Hood, Texas, underwent COVID-19 testing and its movements to mitigate the Risks Array
“They called it movement restriction, so they monitored us and tested us throughout the procedure several times a day to make sure other people didn’t develop symptoms or feel sick,” Lt. Col. Ronald Sprang said. “We are still subject to random controls, so we control 10% of the population and, as things stand, no one has COVID.”
The 2. Battalion, 12. Cavalry Regiment, 1. • Armored Brigade Combat Team and 1. Cavalry Division also had to be quarantined when they arrived in Poland and had to go through negative COVID control before moving on to the educational exercise.
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“Then we come together to make sure we don’t practice within 6 feet of someone who is not part of our known negative population,” Sprang said.
The army also uses “bubbles” both at home and abroad, meaning infantry soldiers only interact with those who tested negative in COVID.
“We know our bubble, the Americans who have been tested, we can interact with them normally, however, once we leave our doors this bubble and take care of other sets or Poles, we automatically mask ourselves,” the sergeant said. Major Hipólito Rodriguez said.
In Texas, infantry soldiers practice COVID-19 procedures, a week-old educational training at the post’s command post.
“This was given to us to plan a little more in our process,” said General Jeff Broadwater, commander of the 1 cavalry division. “They start with a temperature check and if that’s general, they answer some questions, then they move out and start their general education day.”
Soldiers also practice social estrangement to the fullest, disguised as a mask and disinfecting educational spaces throughout the day.
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The 115th Brigade battalion, which also has infantry soldiers in Poland, has just returned from a week-old deployment at Fort Hood. Battalion is taking similar precautions.
“We make food, fuel, water, spare parts, and we also have a hospital and a complete maintenance area,” Lt. Col. Stacy Moore said. “We wear all our masks, when we enter and leave our workspaces and we also wonder if they have come into contact with someone who may have been positive in COVID.”
Soldiers with temperatures of around one hundred degrees take additional precautions before they are allowed to work.
“We need to make sure we do the things that we, our families, our communities and, of course, the other people we live with and paint every day,” Moore said. “We haven’t had many other people who have been examined in a concerned way in our fleet.”
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Sergeant. Makenzie Garcia is a vehicle mechanic for the 115th Brigade Support Battalion. The soldier stated that coVID capture is not a challenge due to current protocols.
“Every day when we enter the fleet, we get tested and we all have to wear hand sanitizer and wear gloves at all times,” Garcia said. “We have taken so many precautionary measures to keep all the infantrymen and ourselves safe.”
The brigade washes the cars when they return from the box and also cleans the inside of the assist shield opposite COVID-19.
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Broadwater stated that as the pandemic continued, they would continue to follow the recommendation of postal control such as the military and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“That’s what we have to do, if our country calls us, we have to be able to go,” Broadwater said.
Broadwater also said he was grateful for his family’s help during the pandemic, adding that he helped the infantrymen remain in a battle position.
“The mask I made was made through one of our soldier mothers, my wife made many masks and there were many other people who came forward and helped in each and every possible way,” she said.
During the pandemic, commanders also ordered infantry soldiers to avoid COVID-19 hot spots through postmasters.