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Jan Redmond and Capt. Paul Henning, scientists with the Army’s Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, test the amount of force required to drag a simulated casualty, June 19, at Fort Bragg, N.C. More than 100 Devil brigade paratroopers participated in the Soldier 2020 Gender-Neutral Physical Standards Study, which is being conducted across Forces Command. The aim of the study is to determine the specific levels of strength and stamina required to perform duties in combat arms military occupational specialties; once those physical standards have been studied and compiled the Army is slated to use the results to create entry tests for new recruits who wish to enlist into combat arms fields and for female soldiers who wish to transition into fields previously closed to them. Devil brigade paratroopers participating in the study completed tasks common to all combat arms soldiers, including a 15-mile road march carrying approximately 130 pounds of gear, casualty evacuation, employing hand grenades and carrying and emplacing machine guns, as well as tasks specific to their individual military occupational specialties. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mary S. Katzenberger)
| Date Taken: | 06.19.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2013 13:51 |
| Photo ID: | 960333 |
| VIRIN: | 130611-A-RV385-031 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 9.45 MB |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 41 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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