APRIL 6, 2026 – Guardsmen from the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Cavalry Regiment became the state’s first licensed drivers on the new Infantry Squad Vehicle during training held at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, March 31-April 2.
Select Soldiers, from across the state, completed the ISV Operator New Equipment Training, hosted by the 101st Airborne Division, and are now ready to take that training back to their units as the 278th begins its transition from an Armored Brigade Combat Team to a Mobile Brigade Combat Team.
“I was thrilled to finally be able to get hands-on with these new vehicles so I can begin teaching my Soldiers about them,” said Staff Sgt. Albert Ziss, Training Non-Commissioned Officer for Lebanon’s 3rd Battalion. “Everyone at my unit has been looking forward to getting and operating these new ISV’s since they were first announced.”…