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JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. -- During intense testing an evaluator yells, "If it ain't raining we ain't training," as soldiers of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, threw simulated grenades, cleared weapons malfunctions, assaulted positions and treated simulated casualties. In
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Under a thatched-roof outside Kandahar, an American military leader sits down with a civil leader to discuss local security issues. Thousands of miles away in a city filled with skyscrapers a police officer sits down with community leaders to discuss local concerns. While the location may
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The Kiowa pilot pointed the nose of the helicopter toward the ground and began his strafing run on the targets with a .50 caliber machine gun. Circling back on the objective the pilots let loose an onslaught of rockets, striking target vehicles in the open field.
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An empty magazine strikes the dirt, a boot steps over it. Repeating movements that have been drilled into him over time, the Soldier raises his carbine rifle and engages two "enemy" and avoids one "friendly" target. The lane safety slaps him on the back, and
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The radar truck moved into position on top of an observation point overlooking sparse ground that has been pock marked with impacts from artillery shells. A team of Soldiers poured out of the vehicle to set up their equipment. The 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon came to life as Karissa Thompson shot targets in the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000. This was not another day of training for the soldiers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, but an opportunity for members of the Puyallup
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- The Soldiers of Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, zip tied their high value target and called for an extraction. Less than 10 minutes on the ground and they had their man. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A truck charges across the open desert toward 3rd Platoon, 562nd Engineer Company's morning convoy, is fired on and explodes. The smoke billowing over the Mojave Desert begins 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division's rotation into the box at the National Training Center. Third Platoon's
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Flights packed full of men and women in uniform landed all through the day and night. Thousands of Soldiers and hundreds of vehicles hit the ground running as 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division arrived at the National Training Center for its mission
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The smell of stewed tomatoes, hot peppers and onions filled the air as 10 pots of chili were lined up on tables at the 555th Engineer Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company's chili cook-off. The judges prepared their palates with cold water and celery before each bite
