Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Larsen | 1st Armored Division | 08.14.2025
Allied soldiers shoot at an engagement skills trainer at McGregor Range, New Mexico, on Aug. 20, 2025. This demonstration provided the soldiers an opportunity to experience the U.S. Army virtual training equipment and assess how this equipment could enhance their unit level training. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Halani Broderick)...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Larsen | 1st Armored Division | 08.14.2025
Canadian Army Warrant Officer Mark Aube, an instructor for direct fire at the Canadian Master Gunner Course, provides a demonstration for other Allied Soldiers on how to shoot a simulator M4 rifle at an engagement skills trainer at McGregor Range, New Mexico, on Aug. 20, 2025. This demonstration provided Canadian soldiers an opportunity to experience the U.S. Army virtual training equipment to......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Larsen | 1st Armored Division | 08.13.2025
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ian C. Workman, senior career manager, Office of the Chief of Armor at Fort Benning, Ga., presents during the 2nd annual Armored Division Master Gunner Conference at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Aug. 19, 2025. This event featured guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds with experience in gunnery skills including retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston, the......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Larsen | 1st Armored Division | 08.12.2025
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. James L. Light, the 1st Armored Division senior enlisted leader, speaks at the 2nd annual 1st AD Master Gunner Conference at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Aug. 19, 2025. The three-day-event highlighted changes to how master gunners are trained and evaluated during gunneries and ensured Iron Soldiers have the most up-to-date information on the evolution of the profession.......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Larsen | 1st Armored Division | 08.12.2025
Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, the 13th and longest serving SMA, addresses master gunners at the 2nd annual 1st Armored Division Master Gunner Conference held at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Aug. 19, 2025. The conference created a venue in which experts within the master gunner and armor professions could network, discuss best practices, and updates to U.S. Army......
Photo by Pfc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.08.2024
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roger N. Timmons (far right) shows a military map to Australian and Canadian master gunners detailing ranges located across Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands, N.M., during the inaugural master gunner conference held at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 8, 2024. More than 100 master gunners from across Fort Bliss gathered to discuss training approaches and best practices during......
Photo by Pfc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.07.2024
Australian Army Warrant Officer 2 Paul Rayner, assigned to Australia's Capability, Acquisition and Sustainment Group, speaks at the inaugural Fort Bliss Master Gunner Conference held at the Simulation Center on Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 7, 2024. The event, hosted by the 1st Armored Division, featured various seminars and several guest speakers, including master gunners from both the Australian......
Photo by Pfc. Jerron Bruce | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.07.2024
Master gunners assigned from the 1st Armored Division and across Fort Bliss participate in a series of discussions during the inaugural master gunner conference held at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 7, 2024. More than 100 master gunners from across Fort Bliss, along with master gunners from Australia and Canada, gathered to discuss training approaches and best practices during the event held at the......
