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    Exercise River Assault 19 [Image 3 of 15]

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    Military vehicles are being transported across a river on pontoon ferries during what appears to be a river-crossing exercise at dusk or dawn. The convoy includes multiple armored vehicles loaded onto at least two separate raft sections, with personnel visible on the platforms. The operation is taking place on a wide river with a wooded shoreline visible in the background.

    FORT HOOD, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    07.23.2019

    Photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez 

    210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    U.S. Army Reserve Military Police Soldiers cross the Belton Lake by using Improved Ribbon Bridges (IRB) at Ft. Hood Texas, in support of exercise River Assault 19, on July 23, 2019. The IRB is a floating, collapsible system of barges that can be used as a full span bridge or to ferry vehicles and equipment across a body of water.

    River Assault 19 is a key U.S. Army Reserve training exercise that is intended for engineers and enablers to conduct specific training to increase readiness, enhance partnership and gain interoperability with multi-component and multi-service elements. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez, 210th MPAD)

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    Date Taken: 07.23.2019
    Date Posted: 07.29.2019 18:32
    Photo ID: 5623651
    VIRIN: 190723-A-PX354-003
    Resolution: 3488x2314
    Size: 2.31 MB
    Location: FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US
    Web Views: 89
    Downloads: 4

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    A tandem-rotor helicopter, consistent with a CH-47 Chinook, is captured at dusk or dawn hovering over a body of water while carrying a sling-loaded cargo beneath it. A bright red navigation/anti-collision light is prominently visible on the aircraft. A military or utility vessel is visible in the lower right foreground on the water.
    Military vehicles are being transported across a river on pontoon ferries during what appears to be a river-crossing exercise at dusk or dawn. The convoy includes multiple armored vehicles loaded onto at least two separate raft sections, with personnel visible on the platforms. The operation is taking place on a wide river with a wooded shoreline visible in the background.
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