Cav troopers conduct maneuver operations

Photo By Sgt. Maj. Charles Burden | Troopers from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division exit the battlefield at the end of their culminating training exercise at military operations on urban terrain site Boaz on Fort Hood, Texas, July 13. The 3-8 Cav “Warhorse” conducted maneuver training here that many others experience at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., or the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden, 3rd BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division)  

FORT HOOD, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

07.18.2014

Story by Staff Sgt. Charles Burden 

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

FORT HOOD, Texas – Troopers from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment “Warhorse,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, have proven they are a trained and ready force.

July 14 marked the end of their seven-day culminating training exercise, which included an air assault at the Boaz military operations on urban terrain site here.

The last day of training included a weapons-of-mass-destruction elimination scenario. This training follows two months of Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle gunnery and one week of company/squad training exercises.

• Date Taken: 07.18.2014
• Date Posted: 07.25.2014 16:43
• Story ID: 137344
• Location: FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US