Gen. Robert Abrams visits National Guard troops at Fort Irwin

Idaho Army National Guard Col. Russell D. Johnson (left), commander of 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT), briefs Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command, during training exercises at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 20. This training cycle is the first force-on-force battle simulation the Army National Guard has participated in since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, and is composed of more than 5,200 Soldiers from 10 states’ National Guard units, the U.S. Army Reserve, and active duty U.S. Army Soldiers. (Photo by Sgt. Philip Steiner, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)