6-9 Cav Troopers take part in CALFX

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson | A Full Range Practice Cartridge goes flying toward its objective from the tube of an M-121 Carrier Mounted 120mm Mortar. Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conducted an immediate suppression mission firing 60 mortars with the use of three M1064A3 vehicles during a recent Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, here, Dec. 1. The “Greywolf” brigade is preparing for a rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. (Photo by Sgt.1st Class Chris Bridson, 3rd BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)  

FORT HOOD, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

12.01.2012

Story by Sgt. Omar Estrada 

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

FORT HOOd, Texas - Soldiers from 6th ‘Saber’ Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted live fire training with the M-121 Carrier Mounted 120mm Mortar, here, Dec. 1.

The ‘Saber’ soldiers are taking part in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, designed to test the capabilities of the individual crew members and also assess the “Greywolf” brigade before their upcoming rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.

• Date Taken: 12.01.2012
• Date Posted: 12.13.2012 13:59
• Story ID: 99256
• Location: FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US
• Hometown: DELANO, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, US