Indiana National Guardsmen prepare for 12-day exercise at Fort Polk

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class David Bruce | Sgt. Kevin Jackson, from Nappanee, Indiana, with Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, drives a vehicle from the prepositioned lot at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, July 19, 2017. The 76th IBCT is being evaluated on its ability to conduct reconnaissance, occupation, defensive and offensive capabilities over a 3-week period. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class David Bruce, 38th Infantry Division Public Affairs  

INDIANAPOLIS , IN, UNITED STATES

07.19.2017

Story by Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry 

38th Infantry Division

Indiana National Guard soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division’s 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team geared up for their 12-day training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.

“Everywhere you go, you see soldiers doing the right thing at the right times and just doing everything they can to make sure that they and their unit is ready,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Bishop, the senior enlisted adviser for the 76th. “I couldn’t be prouder of the performance of every Soldier in the brigade right now.”

In all, more than 6,000 National Guardsmen from more than 20 states are assisting with and taking part in and the training.

• Date Taken: 07.19.2017
• Date Posted: 07.20.2017 14:37
• Story ID: 241909
• Location: INDIANAPOLIS , IN, US