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A crew from the 63rd Chemical Company, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to sling load an (M-56 Coyote) Smoke Generator mounted on M1113 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. This is the first lift of this type of vehicle Army wide. The 63rd Chemical Company is an air assault dual-purpose chemical company that provides smoke, decontamination and flame field expedient weapons support to the 101st Airborne Division

A US Army soldier, 1ST Battalion, 22nd Infantry, scans the horizon as his M2A2 Bradley-Linebacker, (Stinger Missile Pod in stowed position) Infantry Fighting Vehicle, moves into position during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997

Eddie Peredo, a civilian electronics technician from the Test Experimental Service Company, inspects and tests the connection of an Applique onto an M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) from 1ST Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure

The commander of a US Army, M1 Abrams Main-Battle Tank (MBT) standing in open hatch beside a Multipul Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) equipped 0.50 caliber M2 heavy barrel machine gun. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the Advance Warfighting Experiment (AWE), a six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training, Fort Irwin, California. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997

A US Army M-88A1 Hercules, armored recovery vehicle, prepares to assist stranded tanks during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997

US Army, SPECIALIST (SPC) Kevin Marsh and Private First Class (PFC) Shawn Burgos, A Company, 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, stand in open hatches in an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), mock-up Grizzly breaching system (mine field), during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 24 March 1997

A US Air Force (USAF) HC-130N aircraft from the 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS), at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), flies with its refueling drogue extended during a mission over Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV), during exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is a joint service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise hosted by the Naval Strike and Warfare Center, designed to simulate downed aircrews, enabling CSAR related missions to experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios

US Air Force (USAF) flight line personnel assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW), at McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS), Eastover, South Carolina (SC), dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 3 (MOPP 3) gear prepare for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), during their Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekend. This weapons crew is uploading an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The unit is testing their war fighting capability in a chemical environment

A US Army (USA) M1009 Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV), Type B, Tactical 3/4-ton (4 x 4) truck (right) and a USA M939A2 (6 x 6) 5-ton cargo truck (left) drive past wooden Iraqi civilians, fabricated at the USA Fort Gordon Training Support Center (TSC) Devices Branch, taking USA Soldiers to fire their M16A2 rifles at targets during a live-fire training exercise conducted at Fort Gordon, Georgia (GA)

A US Army 31st Chemical Company M1059 "smoke generator" (M113A2 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) with two M54 smoke generators) clogs up the battlefield with smoke during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure, 19 March 1997

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Base: Fort Irwin

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Cronk, USA

Release Status: Released to Public

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