Posted on Jul 11, 2018

Report: Soldier died from heat exposure after going missing during training in Florida

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Per the ArmyTimes Article posed today 11 JUL 2018: An Army Reserve Soldier Was Found Dead at Camp Blanding, FL. The body of SPC Cayln McLemore was found in a heavily wooded area of the remote National Guard base in Florida. The Soldier went missing on June 20 & he was located on June 22, after he got lost on a navigational course during his Basic Leader Course (BLC) according to the linked article. RIP to this Soldier & blessings to his family. LTC (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs MAJ (Join to see) Maj Alea Nadeem SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth COL Thomas F. CSM (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) CPO Frank Coluccio SFC (Join to see) SGM Matthew Quick

Report: Soldier died from heat exposure after going missing during training in Florida

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Maybe the US Army should invest in some GPS transponder but they can clip on the soldiers web gear in the event he gets lost. The transponder cannot be used by the soldier to help him on his land nav course. It's such a sad situation! Maybe they should have roving helicopter added with a medic on board.

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TSgt David L.

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Didn't the proposed Land Warrior concept do that, Major?

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Not sure, sir! I actually don't know what that concept is unless you're referring to the force 21 Soldier. I know that the US Marines and the Canadiens have something similar to this and their GPS when they carry a vest and they can tell who's killing who in an exercise. Maybe they should wear those tracking system that's already available . The technology is out there

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This is a Canadian instructor showing that vest system I'm talking about.

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It's miles Gear with a GPS. It also tells the medic if the person is wounded what kind of wound it is. If the medic is not by the soldier within a few minutes. The soldier "dies". This is also how the Canadian maneuver and Training Center keeps track of soldiers and civilians on the battlefield AKA Cobbs.

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