Civil Affairs soldiers prepare for upcoming deployment with scenario based training [Image 5 of 11]

PORT HUENEME, CA, UNITED STATES

08.19.2011

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells 

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)

Spc. John Montgomery, part of a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion provincial reconstruction team, takes notes during an interview with Senior Deputy John Steele, recruit training officer for Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center, Aug. 19. Civil Affairs Soldiers use information they gather to better inform military commanders of their operational area and lessen the impact of military operations during peace, contingency operations and war. Soldiers from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, from Encino, Calif., participated in a two-week pre-mobilization training event that focused on civil military operations, at Port Hueneme on Naval Base Ventura, Calif.

• Date Taken: 08.19.2011
• Date Posted: 08.26.2011 08:31
• Photo ID: 448198
• VIRIN: 110819-A-5050W-249
• Resolution: 2608x1863
• Size: 697.93 KB
• Location: PORT HUENEME, CA, US