US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles position an M985 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) (8x8) cargo truck equipped with a roof mounted M2.50 caliber machine gun equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear, to respond by an attack by mock protesters, while conducting training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), in Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA). The JRTC provides realistic combat training, supporting light/mechanized forces in a low-intensity to mid-intensity conflict. The JRTC environment replicates the realism and challenges of operating in a Joint/Combined operational arena
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Fort Polk
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jorge A. Rodriguez, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
16/03/2004
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