47th BSB shoots, moves, communicates at NIE [Image 3 of 5]

MCGREGOR RANGE, NM, UNITED STATES

10.27.2011

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Thomas 

16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Soldiers from 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, negotiate a group of staggered sand dunes along an eight-mile course at McGregor Range, N.M., during a transition live-fire exercise Oct. 27. The soldiers were required to engage more than 20 targets along course moving at 25 mph. “There’s only so much you can do from a stationary position, this is more realistic,” said 1st Lt. John Mills, a Nokesville, Va., native and executive officer for B Company, 47th BSB. “It gives us a chance to get into the field and actually train as if we were in a situation like Afghanistan.” The transition live fire is part of the Network Integration Evaluation exercise that is testing a multitude of equipment and new technologies being considered by the Army for fielding.

• Date Taken: 10.27.2011
• Date Posted: 11.18.2011 16:09
• Photo ID: 489171
• VIRIN: 111027-A-VF572-003
• Resolution: 2931x1946
• Size: 3.3 MB
• Location: MCGREGOR RANGE, NM, US