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SEP 11-13, 2015
MISSION: Officers and NCOS from
VICKSBURG BLE
in a three-day Battlefield Leadership Experience
[BLE] hosted by the North Texas “Audie Murphy”
Chapter of the Association of the US Army. This BLE
will be led by COL (Ret.) John Antal, COL (Ret.) J.P.
Hogan, COL (Ret.) Sam Wilder, COL (Ret.) Rick Jung,
LTC (Ret.) Tim Vane, CPT Ron McLeroy, and CSM
(Ret.) Edward Braese.
NORTH TEXAS “AUDIE MURPHY” CHAPTER AUSA
BATTLEFIELD LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
the 3d Cavalry Regiment, “Brave
Rifles” III Corps, Fort Hood, TX will participate
BLE: Goals
Enhance Leadership
Mission Command
Commander’s Intent
& Decision Making
WALK WHERE THEY FOUGHT - AND LEARN LEADERSHIP
GEN. Ulysses S. Grant,
Commander of the Union
Army of the Tennessee.
The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military acEon in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. BLE parEcipants will refight the Union assaults on 19 and 22 May at the Stockade Redan and learn invaluable lessons in leadership. Learn more at:hXp://www.civilwar.org/
baXlefields/vicksburg/maps/
vicksburg-­‐animated-­‐map.html and hXp://www.civilwar.org/video/the-­‐
stockade-­‐redan.html [1] You will learn from veteran
Brigade, Regimental and
Battalion Commanders
and NCOs like Sergeant
Major Edward Braese, US
Army (Ret.)
SEP 11-13, 2015
Friday 11 SEP 2015 Depart for Vicksburg MS to arrive NLT 1600 at the NaEonal Park Museum to tour the museum & watch the Vicksburg BaXle film. The context for this Battlefield Leadership Experience (BLE) is
the dramatic engagements at Battery De Goyler, 3d LA Redan,
the Stockade Redan and the RR Redoubt in May 1863. You will
walk where they fought. You will learn how they led. In a
challenging Tactical Exercise you will plan, prepare and lead
your team against an opposing team and win or lose based on
the merits of your decisions over this hallowed battleground.
-­‐ AM Depart home staEon for Vicksburg NaEonal Military Park Visitor Center, 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. -­‐ 1600 Museum and Civil War ForEficaEons -­‐ 1830 Dinner -­‐ Ader dinner (A), Evening classes and briefings. Arrive Armory/HQs Set up Bivouac LTC Tim Vane, US Army (Ret.)
leading the De Goyler Gun
Crew Experience in April 2015.
Saturday 12 SEP 2015 -­‐ 0630 MRE+ Breakfast (C) -­‐ 0730 Depart for Vicksburg. -­‐ 0740 Civil War cannons & Infantry Weapons Dr. Slay -­‐ 0830 De Goyler Gun Crew experience -­‐ 1100 3d Louisanna Redan BaXle Experience -­‐ 1230 Stockade Redan, walk the baXle and MRE Lunch -­‐ 1330 Conduct TEWT (TacEcal Exercise Without Troops). Rapid Planning, Prep (rehearsal) and Execute. “Red Team” experience. Adjudicate COL Rick Jung, US Army (Ret.) leading the 3d
red vs blue baXles and Louisiana Redan Battle Experience in April 2015.
parEcipant briefings. -­‐ 1630 Railroad Redoubt BaXle experience "…Vicksburg is the
-­‐ 1730 Depart the baXlefield for N TX AUSA CONTACTS key. The war can
dinner (A) & classroom Colonel (R) John Antal never be brought to a
leadership sessions. [email protected] Sunday 13 SEP 2015 -­‐ 0700 MRE+ Breakfast (C), clean Armory -­‐ 0800 Depart for Vicksburg, visit the museum and the USS Cairo River Gun Boat and discuss war & technology. -­‐ 1200 EOM and MRE lunch Colonel (R) J.P. Hogan [email protected] close until that key is
in our pocket.”
Abraham Lincoln
You can download the map for the Vicksburg Staff Ride at: hXp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/
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