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Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, conduct sling-load operations in conjunction with aviators of 2nd General Aviation Support Battalion,, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.
Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, conduct sling-load operations in conjunction with aviators of 2nd General Aviation Support Battalion,, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. ( Army National Guard photo by Cadet. Joshua Matthews)
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