Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.19.2024
Army Staff Sgt. Seth Mardis, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight instructor, looks for abnormalities in an operational area on the ground during a training operation at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 19. Mardis is a member of the Florida Army National Guard’s (FLARNG) 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, which is participating in its eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise, a major......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.19.2024
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment during the eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (xCTC) training event at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 19. The Florida Army National Guard’s xCTC exercise is a major training event that ensures the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s readiness and proficiency to......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.19.2024
Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) Soldiers from 2nd, Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment enter a CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment during the eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (xCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 19. Almost 5,000 FLARNG Soldiers are participating in xCTC, a major training event that ensures the 53rd Infantry......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.19.2024
Spc. John Canter, a crew chief assigned to 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, ensures proper operation in the rear of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in flight at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 19. Canter is one of almost 5,000 Soldiers participating in the Florida Army National Guard’s eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise, a major training event that ensures the 53rd Infantry......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.17.2024
Spc. Rashaun Daniel, an infantry driver assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard, awaits orders to move out from his team leader, Army Sgt. Braden Slay, on Range 39 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 17. Brass casings fall into the vehicle as the team’s gunner, Army Pfc. Hayden Williamson, engages targets with an M-240B machine gun. The......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.17.2024
Army Sgt. Braden Slay, the vehicle’s team leader assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard, communicates with another team and gives orders to his Humvee driver, Spc. Rashaun Daniel, as his gunner, Army Pfc. Hayden Williamson, engages targets with an M-240B machine gun on Range 39 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 17. The 167th Infantry......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.17.2024
Army Pfc. Hayden Williamson, a gunner assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard, engages targets with an M-240B machine gun on Range 39 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 17. The 167th Infantry Regiment is part of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Pinellas Park, Florida. It has mobilized to Camp Shelby to support the......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | 50th Regional Support Group | 07.16.2024
Spc. Brian Ludwig (foreground) guides Spc. Kristian Lambiase (in the vehicle cab) as they load a light capability rough terrain forklift onto a heavy expanded mobility transport truck to be hauled away. Soldiers had just used forklift to unload body armor plates for firing range training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 16. Ludwig and Lambiase are mechanics assigned to the 356th Quartermaster......
