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    Obstacle course keeps Recon Platoon on point [Image 2 of 3]

    Obstacle course keeps Recon Platoon on point

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AFGHANISTAN

    08.16.2009

    Photo by Senior Airman Erica Picariello 

    4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

    U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Cortez and Pfc. Ronaldo Medina, 1st Batallion, 12th Infantry Regiment reconnaissance platoon soldiers, fire rifles under stress during the "Best Recon Challenge" Aug. 16 at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, located in the Maywand District in southern Afghanistan. Eleven two-man teams competed to put together a radio and receiver, buddy-climb over a wall, properly handle a trauma victim while calling in a medical evacuation 9-line, determine a 10-digit grid, execute mountaineering knots, assemble weapons and compete for marksmanship under stress.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.16.2009
    Date Posted: 09.02.2009 02:47
    Photo ID: 200602
    VIRIN: 090902-F-6354P-002
    Resolution: 1800x980
    Size: 242.98 KB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AF

    Web Views: 324
    Downloads: 36

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