STEPHENVILLE (January 14, 2016) — For the sixth year, Tarleton State University hosts members of the Texas State Guard (TXSG) who will conduct a training mission on and off the university campus the weekend of Jan. 22-24. The weekend will help prepare the TXSG’s response to natural disasters.
“The focus of our training at Tarleton this year is humanitarian assistance operations, confidence training, team building and small unit leader development,” said Col. Lloyd Lietz, commander of the 19th Civil Affairs Regiment (CA). “We will also train selected soldiers on Ground Search and Rescue/Recovery procedures. The weekend’s training will better prepare our Guardsmen to assist state and local authorities in times of state emergencies such as a tornado or hurricane.”
Several components of the TXSG will be represented, making it one of the largest training partnerships ever held at Tarleton. The exercise involves Guardsmen of the 2nd CA Regiment headquartered in Gatesville; the 4th CA Regiment headquartered in Fort Worth; the 19th CA Regiment headquartered in Dallas; and the 3rd Battalion Texas Medical Brigade, headquartered in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and central Texas.
“This event has grown exponentially since 2011,” said Lt. Col. Wendell Sadler, who also serves as professor of kinesiology at Tarleton. “The motto of ‘Texans Serving Texas’ is highlighted significantly for Tarleton VI as a combined joint task force operation. The code name for this exercise is Operation Oscar P.”
In addition to using several Tarleton facilities, including the university’s Hunewell Ranch, the TXSG will conduct its training mission at locations across Erath County, including Bluff Dale, Lingleville, Huckabay, Dublin, Morgan Mill and Stephenville.
“We appreciate the continued partnership with Erath County, the city of Stephenville, the area school districts and the leadership and staff of Tarleton State University, which is once again playing an important role in our training,” said Sadler. “The citizens of Stephenville have always been hospitable to the military and we appreciate their support.”
For more about the Texas State Guard, visit www.txsg.state.tx.us.
The mission of the Texas Military Forces is to provide the governor and the resident with ready and trained forces in support of Texas citizens and state and federal civil/military authorities at home and abroad.
The Texas Military Forces are commanded by the adjutant general of Texas, the state’s senior military official appointed by the governor, and is comprised of the Texas Military Department (formerly the Adjutant General’s Department), the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, the Texas State Guard and the Domestic Operations Command.
For more information about the Texas Military Forces, visit www.txmf.us.
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