 Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment recently got some hands on time with their weapons. Defeating the enemy takes more than just knowing how to shoot, though, and the cavalrymen understand that many skills are needed in a firefight. So I get to learn the radio, call for fire, call them medivacs, also I get to put rounds down range. Radio telephone operators, or RTOs, provide communication support in combat, allowing units on the ground to talk to each other and with their headquarters. When you're working the radio, it's a lot of fun because you're not just playing down and looking for the enemy, you actually know everything that's going on. You know every situation where everybody's at, what you need to do, it's a lot of fun. The troop commander supervised the training and believes his soldiers got a lot out of their time in the field. It's definitely satisfying knowing that the work we're putting in is paying off and it's also just kind of a guarantee that we are doing the right things and it just sets you up with success going down range. Charlie Troop looks to continue refining those many combat skills in preparation for their future deployment. For the 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Division, I'm Sergeant Eric Provost.