Soldiers learn basics of hand-to-hand combat

Staff Sgt. Catherine Duttine, right, instructs Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Silva, top left, and Sgt. Jonathan M. Standish, bottom left, both assigned to A Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, during a clench drill in a level-one combatives class held Jan. 27-31 at Fort Drum’s 10th Mountain Combatives Facility. There are four levels of combatives certifications; the first three progress in technique and difficulty, while the last level focuses on administering and facilitating classes.