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    Obstacle course keeps Recon Platoon on point [Image 1 of 3]

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    Two fully equipped U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) are dragging a simulated casualty across a sandy training area, holding hands to coordinate the drag. A third individual in PT (physical training) gear observes in the background, suggesting this is a supervised training exercise. The scene appears to take place at a forward operating base or training compound, identifiable by HESCO barriers in the background.

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AFGHANISTAN

    08.16.2009

    Photo by Senior Airman Erica Picariello 

    4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

    Pfc. Kenneth Caldero and Cpl. Kristopher Timms, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment reconnaissance platoon soldiers, drag a moorage victim to a casualty collection point during the "Best Recon Challenge" Aug. 16 at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, located in the May wand District in southern Afghanistan. Eleven two-man teams competed to put together a radio and receiver, buddy-climb over a wall, properly handle a trauma victim while calling in a medical evacuation 9-line, determine a 10-digit grid, execute mountaineering knots, assemble weapons and compete for marksmanship under stress.

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2009
    Date Posted: 09.02.2009 02:46
    Photo ID: 200601
    VIRIN: 090902-F-6354P-001
    Resolution: 1014x1236
    Size: 267.34 KB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AF
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    Two fully equipped U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) are dragging a simulated casualty across a sandy training area, holding hands to coordinate the drag. A third individual in PT (physical training) gear observes in the background, suggesting this is a supervised training exercise. The scene appears to take place at a forward operating base or training compound, identifiable by HESCO barriers in the background.
    The image shows U.S. Army soldiers in a desert environment conducting what appears to be a live-fire training exercise or range qualification. Soldiers are in prone firing positions behind sandbag rests while a standing soldier, likely an instructor or range safety officer, observes and provides guidance. The setting appears to be a forward operating base or military training range in an arid region.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) are performing a wall-scaling exercise or tactical maneuver over a large metal shipping container. One soldier is already on top and is pulling up a second soldier who is climbing the corrugated metal wall. The setting appears to be an arid, desert environment consistent with a forward operating base.

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