SPC Russell Garcia from B Co., 1ST Battalion, 17th Infantry, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, fires an anti-tank weapon (AT-4) at a jeep in the village of Simpsonville, Alaska during NORTHERN EDGE '98, an annual Joint Chiefs of STAFF winter exercise involving air and ground units of all services. SPC Garcia (in winter attire) is also wearing the MILES (multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Simulation) equipment on his body as well as on the helmet. The MILES receivers will beep when targeted by a weapon equipped with the MILES laser emitter, indicating a kill or wounding of the wearer. (Substandard image)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '98
Base: Fort Greely
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Cory Montgomery, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/02/1998
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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