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    Engineers place breaching charge [Image 6 of 8]

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    Military personnel in combat gear are conducting what appears to be a training exercise or combat operation in an arid, desert-like terrain. Soldiers are positioned low to the ground near concertina wire with smoke and fire visible nearby, while an armored fighting vehicle (likely a Bradley IFV) is positioned in the background. Additional vehicles are visible in the far background across the open landscape.

    ORCHARD, IDAHO, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Leon Cook 

    20th Public Affairs Detachment

    Engineers from the Idaho National Guard's 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion place an explosive charge in order to breach a barbed wire fence during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Aug. 21. The XCTC is a program of record used by the Army National Guard since 2005 to train more than 11 combat and functional brigades. XCTC is a cost-efficient, time-efficient option for delivering combat readiness training to Soldiers at or near their home stations. This scalable live-training program has proven effective for pre-mobilization forces, in accordance with the Army Force Generation model. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Leon Cook, 20th Public Affairs Detachment)

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2014
    Date Posted: 08.26.2014 19:20
    Photo ID: 1523284
    VIRIN: 140821-A-SF231-193
    Resolution: 3555x2265
    Size: 4.47 MB
    Location: ORCHARD, IDAHO, US
    Web Views: 118
    Downloads: 20

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    A military exercise or operation is underway in an arid, open terrain environment. Four dismounted soldiers in combat gear are advancing on foot alongside an M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) painted in desert tan camouflage. Additional armored vehicles are visible in the background across the flat, dusty landscape.
    A soldier in military uniform is positioned behind a rocky outcrop in an arid, open landscape, aiming a shoulder-fired missile system. The weapon system appears to be a FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile launcher based on its distinctive shape and components. The setting appears to be a desert or steppe training range with mountains visible in the background.
    A soldier in full combat gear is firing a rifle from behind a rock fortification in an arid, open terrain environment. A spent brass casing is visibly ejecting from the weapon mid-fire. The setting appears to be a military training exercise based on the controlled environment and open range landscape.
    A soldier in digital camouflage uniform is positioned in a fighting position or trench, operating what appears to be a Javelin anti-tank missile system. The weapon system is aimed toward a distant target area where dust clouds and smoke are visible on the horizon, suggesting an active firing exercise. The setting appears to be an arid, open training range.
    The image depicts military personnel in a prone firing position on arid, open terrain, with smoke rising nearby from what appears to be an explosive breach or smoke device. Concertina wire is visible in the foreground, and at least two military vehicles are positioned in the background. The scene is consistent with a military training exercise or combat operation involving infantry and armored vehicle coordination.
    Military personnel in combat gear are conducting what appears to be a training exercise or combat operation in an arid, desert-like terrain. Soldiers are positioned low to the ground near concertina wire with smoke and fire visible nearby, while an armored fighting vehicle (likely a Bradley IFV) is positioned in the background. Additional vehicles are visible in the far background across the open landscape.
    A desert-tan painted Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) is operating in an arid training environment, kicking up dust as it maneuvers across dry terrain. A soldier in full combat gear is visible on foot beside the vehicle, and at least one crew member is visible in the turret. The vehicle bears the name 'NEVERLAND' stenciled on its hull, indicating a unit or crew designation.
    A main battle tank, consistent with an M1 Abrams variant, is moving at speed across an arid, sandy terrain while kicking up large dust clouds from its tracks. At least one crew member is visible in the open turret hatch. Additional armored vehicles are visible in the background across a flat, scrub-covered landscape.

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