Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.20.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Adams, a sniper with the Long Range Surveillance Section, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, looks through binoculars during a training exercise, Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 20, 2025. The 81st SBCT's long range surveillance section were practicing with new drones and tactics in preparation for their transition into a multifunctional......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.17.2025
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, drive joint light tactical vehicles and Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in a convoy during a training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, July 17, 2025. This style of company-level training builds essential skills among individual soldiers. 81st SBCT......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.17.2025
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, drive joint light tactical vehicles and Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in a convoy during a training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, July 17, 2025. This style of company-level training builds essential skills among individual soldiers. 81st SBCT......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 07.16.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Viergutz, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation (General Support), 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard sits on the tailgate of a CH-47 helicopter during an aerial lift operation at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 17, 2025. The 96th Aviation Battalion’s CH-47 helicopters have the ability to sling load cargo from their undercarriage, including the M777......
Photo by Sgt. Remi Milslagle | 122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 06.09.2024
U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, train with Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during annual training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 9, 2024. The Black Hornet Nano is a portable UAV that increases the reconnaissance capabilities of dismounted......
Photo by Paul Noel | Yakima Training Center | 09.01.2023
A contractor takes a water sample from the first Army-installed Point of Entry Treatment (POET) filtration system in a home in the East Selah, Washington, community on Aug. 31, 2023. The Army is installing the POET systems, as part of its PFAS response in the area. A POET system is a whole-house, multi-stage filtration system that filters and disinfects all water entering the home. The Army......
Photo by Paul Noel | Yakima Training Center | 09.01.2023
A contractor attaches plumbing lines to a UV system during the Army's first installation of a Point of Entry Treatment (POET) filtration system in a home in the East Selah, Washington, community on Aug. 31, 2023, as part of its PFAS response in the area. A POET system is a whole-house, multi-stage filtration system that filters and disinfects all water entering the home. The Army chose the......
Photo by Paul Noel | Yakima Training Center | 09.01.2023
The U.S. Army installed its first Point of Entry Treatment (POET) filtration system in a home in the East Selah, Washington, community on Aug. 31, 2023, as part of its PFAS response in the area. Contractors installed the prefilter and two in-series Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filters inside a preexisting shed/well-house, attaching it to the homeowner's current pressure tank. The water......
