F Company 2-58 Infantry

02/19/2015

02/09/2015

02/02/2015

Foxtrot Company Class 5007 executed a M320 40mm Gr***de Launcher Familiarization live fire following their mid-cycle pass. Each trainee fired 15 40mm training rounds. Five trainees were selected to fire one 40mm High Explosive round each. Trainees were selected based on merit and performance in the course.

01/30/2015

F/2-58 IN conducts Hand Gr***de throw and qualification. Trainees received an opportunity to earn the Hand Gr***de Identifier on the marksmanship badge after throwing a live hand gr***de for experience. This was accomplished and the company conducted and 9 mile foot march back to the CTA.

01/24/2015

F/2-58 IN conducted Functional Physical Readiness Training IVO the 2nd BN, 58th IN track on 24 JAN 2015. The mornings PRT session included events such as rope climbing, negotiating several walls, and shuttle sprints. The event was timed with each PLT competing against the other. In the end it was 4th PLT who had the fastest time for completing the obstacles and events; with a time of 13:51. The average time for the other Platoons was over 15:00.

01/24/2015

The letters for graduation will be going out shortly. Due to changes directed by DA, we are awaiting the correct procedures for family members to enter onto Fort Benning. These changes will not effect the Mid-cycle Pass due to this time period being “grandfathered” under the previous policy.

The Graduation letters will have the correct procedures in them. The time for Turning Blue on March 5th is 0830 in the 2-58th classroom (location is subject to change) on Sandhill, Fort Benning. The time for Graduation on March 6th is 1000, at the National Infantry Museum located just outside Fort Benning. Gates will open for seating at 0900.

Please be patient during the change while these new policies become effective. As soon as the information is available, it will be posted here and the correct Graduation letter will be mailed. Your Soldier will also be afforded the opportunity to call you if anything changes. -CPT Dick Brock

01/19/2015

-Fox Company Class 5007 executed Buddy Team Training Live Fire Exercise at Malone 3. Buddy Team Training is the first weapons training event that requires teamwork and communication, and is also the first movement live fire. Trainees will use movement techniques such as 3-5 second rush, high crawl, and low crawl. Trainees are required to communicate while they use fire and maneuver to destroy the "enemy”.

01/19/2015

The letters for graduation will be going out shortly. Due to changes directed by DA, we are awaiting the correct procedures for family members to enter onto Fort Benning. These changes will not effect the Mid-cycle Pass due to this time period being “grandfathered” under the previous policy.

The Graduation letters will have the correct procedures in them. The time for Turning Blue on March 5th is 0830 in the 2-58th classroom (location is subject to change) on Sandhill, Fort Benning. The time for Graduation on March 6th is 1000, at the National Infantry Museum located just outside Fort Benning. Gates will open for seating at 0900.

Please be patient during the change while these new policies become effective. As soon as the information is available, it will be posted here and the correct Graduation letter will be mailed. Your Soldier will also be afforded the opportunity to call you if anything changes. -CPT Dick Brock

01/09/2015

F Co trainees conducted the battle march and shoot, an event that physically stresses the trainees before challenging them with moving targets on a rifle range. They learned its harder to aim when your blood is pumping and you are breathing hard.

12/09/2014

11/28/2014

On 28 November, Foxtrot Company executed the Team Development Course. The Course is designed to build camaraderie between members of a squad through the use of mental and physical challenges, which force the Warriors to work as a team. All and all...the exercise was a success. FOX 6

11/22/2014

Social Media Safety and OPSEC

Please read the following and comment "Hooah" once you have done so. We understand that you are proud of your son/brother/husband/etc for his commitment to serve his country. You have a right to be proud, but be careful with what you say or post because information in the wrong hands can be very dangerous. Wearing thi...s uniform makes your Trainee a target to the enemies of our great country, and often, what you feel to be completely innocent can be taken in a much more sinister way in the wrong hands.

Operational Security cannot be summed up in a brief list of rules and regulations to cover all situations. These guidelines may not all apply at this point in your Trainees Army career, but all of these guidelines may be useful at one time or another.

Do Not:

1. Post exact deployment dates, flight times, flight numbers, or flight destinations. Also, do not publicly use countdown tickers for the same reason.

2. Reveal camp locations, including nearby cities. After the information is officially announced by military officials, you may discuss what has been released.

3. Discuss convoy routes.

4. Discuss detailed information on the mission, capabilities, or morale of a unit.

5. Post specific names or actual nicknames.

6. Discuss personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (ex. Pay information, powers of attorney, wills, etc.)

7. Discuss details concerning security procedures, response times, tactics, etc.

8. Discuss equipment or lack thereof, including training equipment.

9. Ever post information about casualties, coalition or enemy, before the official release of information. With the rise of social media, this has become a major issue. The Army has a well set standard for family notification.

10. Pass on rumors (I hear they're coming home early, I hear they're getting a pass on this day...) or speculate about future operations.

If posting pictures, don't post anything that can be misconstrued or used for propaganda purposes. Look at your picture without your caption or explanation and consider if it can be re-captioned to reflect poorly on coalition forces. For example, the image may show a Soldier rescuing a child from a blast site, but it could be re-captioned to insinuate that the child is being captured or harmed.

Be very careful if posting pictures of your loved ones. Avoid images that show significant landmarks near their base of operations and black out last names/unit affiliations.

Remember, no matter your affiliation, status, rank, or age, you have a part in the security of your loved one. Before posting anything, think about whether or not it could have consequences on yourself or a loved one. In this information age, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is readily available to anyone who knows where to look. Avoid making yourself a target by being smart about how you handle the information you have control over.