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A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, sites in on the insurgents from the scope of an M249 squad automatic weapon, during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, sites in on the insurgents from the scope of an M249 automatic weapon, during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, sites in on the insurgents from the scope of an M249 automatic weapon, during an early morning mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, takes a knee while keeping watch for insurgents, armed with his M4 carbine weapon, during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their Φwarfighterτ skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, sites in on the insurgents from the scope of an M249 automatic weapon, during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A Soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division calls in a status report from a field phone, during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

A U.S. Army Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle fires 25mm Chain Gun rounds at an anti-Iraqi insurgent position in the city of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on Sept. 30, 2004, while participating in Operation Baton Rouge, which is a local operation being conducted in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

A US Army (USA) 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 10th Mountain Division Soldier keeps a sharp eye from his fighting position for other USA Soldiers role-playing Iraqi insurgents during the simulated battle in Gahr Albai and Millawa Valley on one of the ranges at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California (CA), during Rotation 06-05, which is a training program conducted at the NTC to enhance a units desert war fighting skills for future deployments

A Soldier from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division sites in on the insurgents during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The unit was doing their desert training at NTC to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

Soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, lay down suppressive fire while fellow squad members advance on the insurgents positions during a mock battle at the National Training Center. The soldiers set their sites on their target from the scope of an M249 automatic weapon. The 2nd Infantry Division is participating in desert training at NTC to sharpen their warfighter skills prior to deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Fort Irwin

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

Scene Camera Operator: MSG Johancharles Van Boers, USA

Release Status: Released to Public

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Snapp a mortarman

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Stephen Blevins, Security Forces Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) from a bunkered position near the perimeter at Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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A car explodes and burst into flames after a simulated RPG is fired at it, this is but one of the many tools used by the Observer Controllers to provide realistic training for units that come to the National Training Center (NTC) to enhance and improve their war fighting skills for future deployments. (U.S. Army PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

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A coalition soldier participates in advanced marksmanship

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soldiers battalion infantry regiment infantry regiment brigade division infantry division suppressive fire suppressive fire fellow squad members advance fellow squad members advance insurgents positions insurgents positions battle sites target scope weapon desert ntc warfighter skills warfighter skills deployment army army photo master master sgt johancharles boers johancharles van boers sergeant army infantry us army infantry united states military national training center operation iraqi freedom department of defense pentagon us army command dod fort irwin us army high resolution msg johancharles van boers usa iraqi freedom scene major command m 249 light machine gun us national archives iraq