Oregon Army National Guard Capt. Michael Phillips,

Oregon Army National Guard Capt. Michael Phillips, commander of D Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, completes spot-checks on an M1A2 Abrams tank before driving to the “Iron Triangle” at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 23, 2015. This 12-day field training exercise is the first force-on-force training cycle for the National Guard since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. The training is composed of more than 5,200 Soldiers with National Guard units from 10 states, as well as U.S. Army Reserve and active duty U.S. Army Soldiers. (Photo by Spc. Michael Germundson, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)