Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.24.2013
San Fernando, Calif., native Sgt. Vanessa Sowell takes a knee while awaiting a ride on an inbound bird during 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s rotation at the National Training Center. (U.S. Army Photo/ Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni, 7th MPAD)...
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.24.2013
A Chinook crew takes in the view from above during 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s rotation at the National Training Center Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2013. The center sprawls across 1,200 squares miles of the Mojave Desert, giving 3rd Brigade’s armored units plenty of room to maneuver against the enemy. (U.S. Army Photo/ Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni, 7th MPAD)...
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.24.2013
Several soldiers from 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team board a CH-47 Chinook. Six battalions, approximately 5,000 soldiers, participated in 3rd Brigade’s rotation at the National Training Center Jan. 6 - Feb. 8, 2013. For many, the month-long training exercise simulated a real-world deployment. (U.S. Army Photo/ Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni, 7th MPAD)...
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.23.2013
Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson watches the sun rise over Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Sgt. 1st Class Bridson posts security during 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s daily stand-to during the unit’s rotation at the National Training Center Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2013. The stand-to is a military custom in which troopers guard against enemy attack before dawn. (U.S. Army Photo/ Sgt. Tanangachi......
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.20.2013
Sgt. Omar Estrada, a soldier with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands vigilant before daybreak. Estrada’s unit spent a month-long rotation at the National Training Center (NTC) in Ft. Irwin, Calif. Days in “the box” at the National Training Center often started before the crack of dawn and went late into the night. During their NTC scenario 3rd Brigade soldiers had to be......
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.20.2013
Combat engineers played a vital role in fortifying the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s perimeter once in “the box.” Construction vehicles resurrect mounds that buffer 3rd Brigade’s main tactical assembly area during their rotation at the National Training Center Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo/ Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni, 7th MPAD)...
Photo by Sgt. Tanangachi Mfuni | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 01.19.2013
Third Brigade Special Troops Battalion’s Spc. Thomas Dobson drives the M88A2 Hercules, a recovery vehicle, with Sgt. Alexander Mitkusevitch as his tank commander, while Spc. Nicolas Piperis serves as his gunner. The Hercules tows a disabled M113 armored personnel carrier during 3rd Bridage Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2013 rotation at the National Training Center.......
