2nd Cavalry Soldiers Conduct Rare Mine Clearing Line Charge

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Sgt. William A. Tanner, 2CR public affairs print journalist:

Very rarely do Soldiers get the opportunity to see a mine clearing line charge (MICLIC) go off, but if given the chance, most of them admit that they would be front and center watching with anticipation for the boom to happen.

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Troopers assigned to Alpha Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, alongside British Soldiers assigned to the 22nd Engineer Regiment, British Army, were provided with that exact opportunity, March 2-3, 2016 when the squadron detonated a MICLIC for the first time in three years at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, located near Rose Barracks, Germany.

“We are out here firing a MICLIC rocket with a live tub to certify our squad leaders for follow on missions,” said Staff Sgt. Thomas Raab, a combat engineer squad leader from 2nd platoon. “We train for this often but this is the first live fire that I have seen in three years.”

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Source:: Tactical Life