North Carolina Army National Guard supports West Point training

Photo By William Bunce | Maj. Gen. Beth Austin, the assistant deputy commanding general, Army National Guard, Army Material Command inspects an M4 with soldiers from the 626th Maintenance Company, who are providing small arms support for the cadets at the United Stated Military Academy. (U.S. Army, Public Affairs / Released)  

WEST POINT, NY, UNITED STATES

08.31.2015

Story by Capt. Matthew Boyle 

382nd Public Affairs Detachment

WEST POINT, N.Y. – North Carolina National Guard small arms repair specialists from the 626th Maintenance Company, 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 113th Sustainment Brigade provide armament support to the United States Military Academy from Aug. 17 to 30, 2015.

The team of five, led by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rhonda Krise preforms service checks, annual inspections and technical gauging on M4 rifles used by cadets at the academy for field training and weapons qualification.

“We have been very busy, our team has cleared over 800 weapons,” said Krise. “This has been great training for us to work on such a high volume, we have all been able to raise our proficiency level and we will take this back home to North Carolina where we will perform the same function for the 113th.”

The team was visited by Maj. Gen. Beth Austin, the assistant deputy commanding general, Army National Guard, Army Material Command who facilitated the coordination between the North Carolina National Guard and the United States Military Academy.

• Date Taken: 08.31.2015
• Date Posted: 09.04.2015 11:18
• Story ID: 175301
• Location: WEST POINT, NY, US