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Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion executed patrol lanes during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy Jungle course on November 21, 2020 in order to familiarize themselves with jungle operation tactics, techniques, and procedures required to fight, win, and survive within any tropical jungle environment. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Angelo Mejia)
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Indonesia Platoon Exchange 2020: Lightning Academy Patrol Lanes

December 1, 2020 VA Worker Comments Off on Indonesia Platoon Exchange 2020: Lightning Academy Patrol Lanes

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion executed patrol lanes during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy Jungle course on November 21, 2020 in order to familiarize themselves with jungle operation tactics, techniques, and procedures required to [Read More …]

U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo with a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a AH-64 Apache Helicopter in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Nov. 23, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. CJTF remains committed to working by, with, and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
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M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria

November 30, 2020 VA Worker Comments Off on M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria

U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo with a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a AH-64 Apache Helicopter in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Nov. 23, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) [Read More …]

Sgt. Kayla Brook, an Intelligence Analyst assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, fires an M2 Browning during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dustin D. Biven / 75th Field Artillery Brigade)
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Diamond Brigade Conducts Weapon Familiarization Range In Middle East

November 29, 2020 VA Worker Comments Off on Diamond Brigade Conducts Weapon Familiarization Range In Middle East

Sgt. Kayla Brook, an Intelligence Analyst assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, fires an M2 Browning during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force [Read More …]

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stage military vehicles near northeastern Syria September 20, 2020. The unit is preparing for operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve supports partner operations in Iraq and Syria in order to defeat Daesh remnants and promote regional security (U.S. Army Photo by: Staff Sgt. Michael West)
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1-6 IN mission in NE Syria

November 27, 2020 defenseadmin Comments Off on 1-6 IN mission in NE Syria

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stage military vehicles near northeastern Syria September 20, 2020. The unit is preparing for operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve supports partner operations in Iraq and Syria in order to defeat Daesh remnants [Read More …]

Soldiers assigned 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion take part in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Nov. 22, 2020. This training consisted of proper movement techniques between buildings, room clearing techniques, medical care in urban environments, proper employment of mortars in an urban environment and utilization of new technologies in urban environments. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)
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Indonesia Platoon Exchange: MOUT Training

November 26, 2020 defenseadmin Comments Off on Indonesia Platoon Exchange: MOUT Training

Soldiers assigned 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion take part in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Nov. 22, 2020. This training consisted of proper movement techniques between buildings, room clearing techniques, medical [Read More …]

An M1128 Mobile Gun System assigned to Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts Stryker Gunnery Table VI at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)
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Stryker Gunnery

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An M1128 Mobile Gun System assigned to Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts Stryker Gunnery Table VI at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

Coalition soldier participates in advance marksmanship training at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to sharpen their skills to be combat effective. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)
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Advanced marksmanship training

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Coalition soldier participates in advance marksmanship training at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it’s important for soldiers to sharpen their skills to be combat effective. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)

U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, guard a nearby central petroleum infrastructure with their M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M1224 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Nov. 20, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. CJTF remains committed to working by, with, and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
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M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria

November 23, 2020 defenseadmin Comments Off on M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria

U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, guard a nearby central petroleum infrastructure with their M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M1224 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of [Read More …]

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is a tracked armored weapons system, named for Gen. Omar Bradley, the last five-star general in the Army. It is designed to transport infantry and scout Soldiers. In November 2020, nearly 300 Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, perfected their gunnery skills on both tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles at the Doña Ana Training Complex in New Mexico – a sprawling training area located about 30 miles north of Fort Bliss, Texas.
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Bliss Soldiers conduct Bradley gunnery to increase lethality, build confidence

November 20, 2020 defenseadmin Comments Off on Bliss Soldiers conduct Bradley gunnery to increase lethality, build confidence

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is a tracked armored weapons system, named for Gen. Omar Bradley, the last five-star general in the Army. It is designed to transport infantry and scout Soldiers. In November 2020, nearly 300 Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, perfected their gunnery skills on both tanks and [Read More …]