Contact: John Kowalewski, director of Media Relations jkowalewski@weber.edu (801) 626-7212
Weekend Forecast Calls for "Wasatch Thunder"
Friday, March 22, 2002
OGDEN, Utah – More than 300 ROTC cadets from across Utah will gather this weekend for “Wasatch Thunder,” an Army ROTC military exercise held at Camp Williams near Point of the Mountain south of Riverton.
The three-day event, March 22-24, will feature weapons firing exercises, simulated war games using paintball cartridges, enemy territory patrols and rappelling drills off a 70-foot tower.
Cadets from Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley State College and Weber State University, will compete in exercises designed to assess cadets’ ability to react and lead under adverse conditions.
Members of the media may contact Major Matt Garner at (801) 710-1922 for more information about the schedule of events and arranging access to Camp Williams.
| Additional Contact(s): | Maj. Matt Garner, public information officer |
| (801) 710-1922 |