Photo by Sgt. Belynda Faulkner | 177th Armored Brigade | 04.22.2011
Spc. Gerald Myers, a mortarman from B Company, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, currently training for deployment at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Camp Shelby, Miss., launches the Raven. The Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, allows the unit to fly reconnaissance ahead of a convoy or to check an area before soldiers arrive. (Army......
Photo by Sgt. Belynda Faulkner | 177th Armored Brigade | 04.20.2011
The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, is currently training for deployment at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Camp Shelby, Miss. Their training included a field training exercise, during which there are mini battles. During this battle, soldiers were flown into a village by Chinook helicopter to attack the village and recover one of their personnel who was......
Photo by Sgt. Belynda Faulkner | 177th Armored Brigade | 04.20.2011
The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, is currently training for deployment at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Camp Shelby, Miss. Their training included a field training exercise, during which there were foot patrols into nearby villages for key leader engagements. This type of training sharpens the skills of the soldiers involved as well as the leaders who......
