A Soldier with the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security outside the tactical operations center, April 24 at Fort Irwin, California. During the Decisive Action rotation at the National Training Center, the Soldiers are placed up against other Soldiers to test their tactical operating procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.)Spc. Aaron Gneiding, a senior line medic with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division looks out the hatch of his tactical vehicle, April 24 at Fort Irwin, California. The battalion performed pre-combat checks on all of their vehicles before convoying out to the National Training CenterÕs training area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.)More than 5,000 troops composed of units from 12 states came together at Fort Irwin, California to exercise as a Task Force engaged in Decisive Action ops. In addition to units from Fort Hood, Fort Bliss and Fort Riley, the rotation also included Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.More than 5,000 troops composed of units from 12 states came together at Fort Irwin, California to exercise as a Task Force engaged in Decisive Action ops. In addition to units from Fort Hood, Fort Bliss and Fort Riley, the rotation also included Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.Spc. Gary Bradford, a Colorado Springs, Colorado native and a dismount team leader with 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division looks through his binoculars April 28 at Fort Irwin, California. Bradford is testing his gear and vehicle before moving out to the box. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division)Soldiers with the 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division carries a man to safety after simulating being shot, May 1 at Fort Irwin, California. The National Training Center puts Soldiers in situations that will test their on-the-spot decision-making and their focus on the mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division)Soldiers with the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pull security for a CH-47 Chinook carrying role playing civilians away from a mock city in the National Training Center, May 1 at Fort Irwin, California. The brigade executed a noncombatant evacuation operation where the had to secure a consultant, process the evacuees, and call for air transportation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division)Sgt. Aaron Humpert, a cavalry scout with the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls an overnight security shift to protect the brigadeÕs tactical operations center, May 6 at Fort Irwin, California. At night, Soldiers use red light to see becuase it dissipates at shorter distances so it will be harder for the enemy to spot. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.A UH-64 Chinook crewmember with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division holds on to a handle as the air craft flies away from the mock city in the National Training Center, May 1 at Fort Irwin, California. The aircraft was used to pick up Soldiers with the 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team as they evacuated from the city. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division)More than 5,000 troops composed of units from 12 states came together at Fort Irwin, California to exercise as a Task Force engaged in Decisive Action ops. In addition to units from Fort Hood, Fort Bliss and Fort Riley, the rotation also included Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.
