Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 05.01.2025
91st Civil Affairs Battalion team members discuss with role playing humanitarian workers on creating safer supply routes for distributing medical supplies and food to surrounding villages during a validation exercise (VALEX) on May 1st, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world operations during peace and war......
Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 04.29.2025
91st Civil Affairs Battalion light vehicle mechanics and Civil Affairs Team (CAT) members work together to recover a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a validation exercise (VALEX) on April 29th, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world operations during peace and war times. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton)...
Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 04.29.2025
A Civil Affairs Team (CAT) from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion consulted with a role playing park ranger on the threats of illegal poaching and drug trafficking on protected wildlife lands during a validation exercise (VALEX) on April 29th, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world operations during peace and war......
Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 04.29.2025
A Civil Affairs Team (CAT) from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion receive a brief from a role playing police chief on the need for improved officer training and weapons, a recent surge in violence, and overall town security during a validation exercise (VALEX) on April 29th, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world......
Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 04.29.2025
A Civil Affairs Team (CAT) from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion discusses with a role player for the water department on ways to help filter and distribute water to local villages during a validation exercise (VALEX) on April 29th, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world operations during peace and war times.......
Photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton | 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 04.29.2025
A Civil Affairs Team (CAT) from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion consults with a role-playing village leader about suspected hostile force locations during a validation exercise (VALEX) on April 29th, 2025 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina. The 91st CAB conducts VALEXs bi-annually to ensure soldier readiness for real world operations during peace and war times. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lee Heaton)...