U.S. Army Sgt. Illarion Nikitin, a practical nursing specialist assigned to the 167th Medical Augmentation Detachment, 519th Hospital Center, 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, conducts a functions check on an M249 light machine gun during the 519th Hospital Center’s Team Leaders Academy situational training exercise on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Aug. 28, 2026. The assessment tested candidates’ proficiency in individual weapons tasks and their ability to perform under pressure in a field environment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kadence Connors)
| Date Taken: | 08.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.31.2026 07:50 |
| Photo ID: | 9899926 |
| VIRIN: | 260827-A-IR446-4717 |
| Resolution: | 5318x3545 |
| Size: | 7.69 MB |
| Location: | KAISERSLAUTERN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE |
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