Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
An M109A6 Paladin from the Battery A, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, fires an 155mm round in the desert during the unit’s Table 12 Gunnery Table, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is validating the crews’ ability to proficiently maneuver, operate and accurately hit their targets in preparation for deployment. (U.S.......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
Sgt. Quan Sharkey, a Kosciusko, Mississippi native and cannon crewmember with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard, takes a short break behind to his M109A6 Paladin after maneuvering from location to location and firing many times during the day, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Paladin crew consists of four......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
Private 1st Class Trey Reed, a Memphis, Tennessee native and cannon crewmember with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard, awaits a fire mission while inside of his M109A6 Paladin, May 29 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The crew has to stay clear of the breach when firing because it recoils back a few feet. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
A Soldier with the Battery A, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, sets up an OE-254 antenna on top of the 992A2 Fire Direction Center Vehicle, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The FDC enables the platoon to communicate with higher echelons to coordinate and confirm locations and fire missions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
Private 1st Class Hunter Sparnecht, a Morton, Mississippi native and driver with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, waits for orders to maneuver his M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle to another location in the desert, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The supply vehicle carries all of the......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
Soldiers with the Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, treat a simulated casualty after an ambush during their table XII gunnery qualification table, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is tested on various Soldiering skills to ensure they have the proper procedures put in place to handle situations......
Photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 03.31.2018
Hands of a cannon crewmember are left dirty and rough after firing many 155mm rounds from inside the M109A6 Paladin, March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Paladin, crewed by four Soldiers, fills up with smoke and dust when fired leaving every surface covered with dirt. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 24th Press Camp Headquarters Public Affairs NCO)/Released...
Photo by Sgt. James Avery | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 11.11.2016
U.S. Army Spc. Ramos, a 1st Armored Division Soldier at Fort Bliss Texas, salutes the 5000 square Foot American Flag "Old Glory" during a ceremony celebrating Veteran's Day at the Old Glory Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas., Nov. 11, 2016....
