Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia McMurphy | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.19.2015
A Bureau of Land Management Vegas Valley crewman shows Soldiers with 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, the proper way to sharpen one of the many tools they will need on their upcoming firefighting mission Aug. 19, 2015. “We were asked to come here and help these guys out and get them situated so they have a basic......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia McMurphy | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.19.2015
Jason Lanier, a squad boss on the Bureau of Land Management Vegas Valley hand crew and 15-year firefighting veteran, teaches Soldiers from the 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, how to safely utilize the tools they will need during their upcoming firefighting mission on Joint Base Lewis-McChord prior to their deployment......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia McMurphy | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.19.2015
Soldiers with 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, practice utilizing their fire protection shelters prior to their upcoming firefighting mission in Eastern Washington on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 19, 2015. The soldiers are slotted to break into 10 crews consisting of 20 Soldiers each and may be deployed for 30 days or......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia McMurphy | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.19.2015
Soldiers with 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, practice utilizing their fire protection shelters on Joint Base Lewis-McChord with the assistance of their trainers prior to their upcoming firefighting mission, Aug. 19, 2015. “Our battalion received orders and is prepared to mobilize approximately 200 Soldiers in support......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Patricia McMurphy | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.19.2015
Pvt. Josh Beam, a multiple launch rocket system ammo specialist with 5th Battalion (HIMARS), 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, gets his firefighting gear ready at his unit headquarters on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 19, 2015, prior to the unit’s deployment to suppress wildfires in Eastern Washington. "I’m excited,” said Beam, a......
Photo by Spc. Jessica Luhrs-Stabile | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 05.18.2010
A 'Gunner' Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, kicks the soccer ball during a game against Iraqi army soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 49th Brigade, 12th Division Iraqi Army, at Dibis near Kirkuk, Iraq, May 18....
Photo by Spc. Jessica Luhrs-Stabile | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 05.18.2010
'Gunner' Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, unload hygiene kits delivered to their Iraqi army partners with 3rd Battalion, 49th Brigade, 12th Division IA, at the 3/49th Bde. headquarters in Dibis near Kirkuk, Iraq, May 18....
Photo by Spc. Jessica Luhrs-Stabile | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 05.18.2010
A 'Gunner' Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, and a Iraqi army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 49th Brigade, 12th Division Iraqi Army, race for the soccer ball during a game at Dibis near Kirkuk, Iraq, May 18....