3rd Bridge in Yakima, May 2011
Photos by J.M. Simpson.
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Downhill
A Stryker assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment trails dust ??" a constant at the Yakima Training Center ??" as it moves downhill during training Saturday morning at the Yakima Training Center.
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AT4 Instruction
A soldier receives a few pointers on the firing of an AT4 weapon during training at the Multipurpose Training Range.
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Heading Out
Strykers prepare to move down a 4,000-meter lane as they practice gunnery and dismounted tactics.
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Stick Shave
Spc. Charles Stickell, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, gets a quick shave after three hours of sleep and before a long day of training.
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Firing Down Range
Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment engage in a live fire exercise at the Multipurpose Training Range.
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Gun Line
Five soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment move toward the limit of advance during a live fire exercise on Saturday night.
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On The Horizon
A Stryker moves into position as dusk falls at the Yakima Training Center.
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As the Joint Base Lewis-McChord community remembers those who have fallen in defense of this nation on Memorial Day, other soldiers train to defend the country to the best of their abilities.
"The training has been very good for us," 1st Sergeant Carl Pinhero, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, said before heading out onto a training range. "And we've not forgotten those who have gone before us."
For the past couple of weeks, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division have been engage in a wide range of training scenarios at the Yakima Training Center.
"We will be the Army's premier medium fighting force designed for full spectrum operations," CSM Peter Smith said. "We are excellent, and we will be better."
This past Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, soldiers assigned to Bravo and Charlie Companies, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted training on the center's Multipurpose Training Range.
On a lane over 4,000-meters long, the soldiers engaged in dry, blank and live fire exercises in order to sharpen their skills in confronting a conventional force.
"The training has been very good and intense," PV2 Michael Upchurch said as he sat in the back of his Stryker and cleaned his M4. "I could not have asked for better."
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