SENIOR AIRMAN Ricardo Flores, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System), covers his advancing fire team with an Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun, as part of Ground Combat Skills (GCS) training. The mission scenario is to move in and occupy a mock village, restore order and allow for peaceful elections. GCS is a weeklong training regiment consisting of three days of classroom work and two days in the field where trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Aviano Air Base
State: Pordenone
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
02/08/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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