U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Morrison, assigned to Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, returns from the firing point during a M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System live fire training exercise at Fort Bragg, NC, June 11, 2021. The 5-113th FA conduct HIMARS live fire exercises as a part of their annual training to maintain tactical readiness. (U.S Army Photo by Sgt. Hannah Tarkelly)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Morrison, assigned to Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, returns from the firing point during a M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System live fire training exercise at Fort Bragg, NC, June 11, 2021. The 5-113th FA conduct HIMARS live fire exercises as a part of their annual training to maintain tactical readiness. (U.S Army Photo by Sgt. Hannah Tarkelly)
Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard's 403rd Rigger Support Team (403rd RST) spent five days training on the newly fielded Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 7-11, 2021.
The training will allow the Guardsmen to pack and prepare the new parachute system and train new Soldiers who come to their unit.
Traditional parachute systems require planes to fly directly over the target to drop cargo. However, the new system will allow aircraft to fly 25,000 feet above the target and offset up to 12 kilometers.
One of the instructors, Clint Browning, a cargo parachute equipment specialist with Tanks and Automotive Command, Integrated Logistics Support Center, said the JPADS one of...
Two Army leaders from Roxboro, North Carolina commanded the joint task force supporting the Republican National Convention - safeguarding the lives and property of local citizens and visitors to the state.
