 The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team flew into action during its Kosovo Forces culminating training event at Fort Havasos, Texas. The training kicked off with 188 Infantry Brigade Observer Coach Trainer working closely with the 48th IBCU team to educate and mentor, encouraging steady communication through the monetary decision making process. This collective training event I guess not only is it our first event but it is a multi echelon event so that soldiers from the platoon level all the way to the brigade staff level will encounter problem sets or scenarios in which they exercise their SOPs and processes. For the brigade staff and the entire organization I think it's the first opportunity for us to really train as a collective team to work within staff sections to learn how to communicate with the commander and subordinate units alike. The exercise then challenged the soldiers in a series of real world scenarios that focused on communication, decision making and execution of the mission with a watchful eye from the ready brigade. Partnerships early on is very important prior to getting into a deployed or theater setting because it streamlines communication and it allows for the training audience that we have here to go overseas with a better idea of who they're actually deploying with and what their capabilities are. It also allows us to identify weaknesses in communication between for example the aviation unit and the 48th IBCT and lead them to a better solution for any kind of communication issues. The goal of the exercise aims to prepare the unit for its upcoming deployment and build convenience to ensure mission success.