Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (bottom left), team chief, runs to take the wheel of her Avenger team’s Humvee, while Spc. Jack Obando (top), gunner, prepares the missile turret to move out near the end of an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Three Avenger crew members, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (left), team chief, Spc. Jack Obando (center), gunner, and Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (right), team noncommissioned officer in charge, employ a remote control unit on a Humvee-mounted missile turret in the distance during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (right), team noncommissioned officer in charge, points out an important aspect of setting up a remote control unit for missile capability to his fellow Avenger crew members, Spc. Jack Obando (center), gunner, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (left), team chief, during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Three Avenger crew members, Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (left), team noncommissioned officer in charge, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (center), team chief, and Spc. Jack Obando (right), gunner, set up a remote control unit for missile firing capability during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a surface-to-air missile......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Two Avenger crew members, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (right), team chief, and Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (left), team noncommissioned officer in charge, set up a remote control unit for missile firing capability during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Three Avenger crew members, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (left), team chief, Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (center), team noncommissioned officer in charge, and Spc. Jack Obando (right), gunner, dismount their vehicle to establish remote operation over missile capability during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Three Avenger crew members, Army Sgt. Gabriella Smith (lower left), team chief, Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk (center), team noncommissioned officer in charge, and Spc. Jack Obando (top), gunner, prepare their vehicle for remote operation during an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a surface-to-air missile system that......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.23.2024
Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Newkirk, Avenger crew member and team noncommissioned officer in charge, establishes a north reference point for his gunner at the beginning of an emplacement drill at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system is a surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against aerial......