SOT: Interview with Maj. Robert Sands, executive officer, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment
New M1A2SEPv2s Abrams tanks will be off-loaded at Fort Riley’s railhead for the Kansas National Guard Wednesday, May 7. The arrival is expected at approximately 12 p.m.
The Kansas National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment will receive 14 of 29 tanks Wednesday with the remainder expected to be delivered in September. The 2nd CAB, 137th Inf. is the first independent battalion in the National Guard and one of the few Guard units that will receive these new tanks. This new model has significant upgrades, including improved crew survivability, improved engine, improved fire control system and improved optics.
| Date Taken: | 05.07.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2014 17:22 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 335490 |
| VIRIN: | 140507-F-SY326-853 |
| Filename: | DOD_101557293 |
| Length: | 00:00:43 |
| Location: | KANSAS, US |
| Downloads: | 5 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 5 |
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