55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Soldiers take to the Grenade Range during Annual training

Photo By Master Sgt. Matthew Keeler | FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – (Right to Left) Sgt 1st Class Kagan Helm, instructs Sgt. Courtney Schwarze, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, on what will happen if there is an issue during Schwarze’s employment of a live hand grenade during the grenade range on August 5, 2019. Helm communicated and assured Schwarze that everything was going to be alright, and that she was ready before she prepared to throw. It was Helm’s and the HHC leadership and instruction, that led the Soldiers of the HHC to properly deploy all hand grenades safely and effectively.  

PA, UNITED STATES

08.05.2019

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler 

55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, were given the chance to throw live M67 hand grenades on August 5, 2019. Soldiers were provided preliminary marksmanship instruction, or PMI, to prepare or refresh their training on hand grenade deployment in a class the night before and before the range was opened. During the morning, each Soldier was tested using ten dummy grenades to verify their knowledge of proper procedures for verifying their target, removing the safeties, taking cover, and more. The six best Soldiers were then chosen to throw a live grenade from the grenade pit.

The preparation of the 55th MEB leadership and noncommissioned trainers, provided a safe and exciting training experience for the Soldiers involved.

• Date Taken: 08.05.2019
• Date Posted: 12.31.2019 11:53
• Story ID: 357822
• Location: PA, US